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Halfwidth katakana middle dot symbol ・

Halfwidth katakana middle dot (・) is Unicode U+FF65. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A narrow middle dot from Japanese text, used in kaomoji and aesthetic text as a small separator.

How to type ・

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then ff65.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ・.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type FF65 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “halfwidth katakana middle dot” and double-click ・.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ・ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ・ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ・ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ・ and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type ff65, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type FF65, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “halfwidth katakana middle dot”.

Codes for ・

UnicodeU+FF65
Official nameHALFWIDTH KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT
BlockHalfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal・
HTML hex・
CSScontent: "\FF65";
JavaScript"\uFF65"
Python"\uFF65"
UTF-8 bytesEF BD A5
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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