How to type ·
Fastest way on each device: Windows, Alt+0183 on the numeric keypad; Mac, Option+Shift+9; iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 00b7.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 0183 on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word you can also type 00B7 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Option+Shift+9 on a US keyboard layout.
Or press Control+Command+Space, search for “middle dot” and double-click ·.
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 00b7, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 00B7, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “middle dot”.
Codes for ·
| Unicode | U+00B7 |
|---|---|
| Official name | MIDDLE DOT |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML named | · |
| HTML decimal | · |
| HTML hex | · |
| CSS | content: "\00B7"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00B7" |
| Python | "\u00B7" |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B7 |
| Windows Alt code | Alt+0183 |
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