⸱ is the Unicode character WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT, code point U+2E31 (decimal 11825) in the Supplemental Punctuation block, added in Unicode 5.2. In HTML write ⸱, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 B8 B1.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2E31 |
| Decimal | 11825 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 B8 B1 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2E31 |
| UTF-32 | 00002E31 |
| HTML decimal | ⸱ |
| HTML hex | ⸱ |
| CSS | \2E31 |
| JavaScript | \u2E31 |
| JSON | \u2E31 |
| Python | \u2E31 |
| Python by name | \N{WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT} |
| Java, C# | \u2E31 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2E31} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2E31 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%B8%B1 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT |
| Code point | U+2E31 (decimal 11825) |
| Block | Supplemental Punctuation (U+2E00–U+2E7F) |
| General category | Po: Other punctuation |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 5.2 |
Nearby in Supplemental Punctuation
- ⸩ U+2E29 Right Double Parenthesis
- ⸪ U+2E2A Two Dots Over One Dot Punctuation
- ⸫ U+2E2B One Dot Over Two Dots Punctuation
- ⸬ U+2E2C Squared Four Dot Punctuation
- ⸭ U+2E2D Five Dot Mark
- ⸮ U+2E2E Reversed Question Mark
- ⸯ U+2E2F Vertical Tilde
- ⸰ U+2E30 Ring Point
- ⸲ U+2E32 Turned Comma
- ⸳ U+2E33 Raised Dot
- ⸴ U+2E34 Raised Comma
- ⸵ U+2E35 Turned Semicolon
- ⸶ U+2E36 Dagger With Left Guard
- ⸷ U+2E37 Dagger With Right Guard
- ⸸ U+2E38 Turned Dagger
- ⸹ U+2E39 Top Half Section Sign
All 98 characters: Supplemental Punctuation.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⸱?
- Use ⸱ (decimal) or ⸱ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2E31?
- E2 B8 B1 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%B8%B1.
- How do I write U+2E31 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2E31. Python: \u2E31.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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