interpunct

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin interpunctus, from inter- ("between, mid-") + punctus ("point").

NounEdit

interpunct (plural interpuncts)

1. (typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩

SynonymsEdit

• middot, centered dot, middle dot, space dot, interpoint; decimal point (UK); come (obsolete)

TranslationsEdit

punctuation mark

• Catalan: punt volat (ca) m

• French: point médian (fr) m, point en haut m

See alsoEdit

Punctuation

• apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ )
• braces ( { } )
• brackets ( [ ] )
• colon ( : )
• comma ( , )

• dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
• ellipsis ( … )
• exclamation mark ( ! )
• fraction slash ( ⁄ )
• guillemets ( « » )

• hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )
• interpunct ( · )
• interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )
• parentheses ( ( ) )
• period (US) or full stop (UK) ( . )

• question mark ( ? )
• quotation marks (formal, UK) ( ‘ ’ ) ( “ ” )
• quotation marks (informal, US, Computing) ( " ) ( ' )

• semicolon ( ; )
• slash (US) or stroke (UK) ( / )
• space (   )