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 ・
| Unicode | U+FF65 |
|---|---|
| Official name | HALFWIDTH KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT |
| Block | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ・ |
| HTML hex | ・ |
| CSS | content: "\FF65"; |
| JavaScript | "\uFF65" |
| Python | "\uFF65" |
| UTF-8 bytes | EF BD A5 |
・ in text art
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