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Bullet HTML entity •
• is the HTML entity for Bullet • (U+2022). Copy the decimal • and hex • codes plus CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.
- Entity
•- Also written
•- Code point
- U+2022
- Unicode name
- BULLET
- Block
- General Punctuation
- Category
- Other punctuation (Po)
- Since
- Unicode 1.1
- Defined in
- HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Codes to copy
| HTML named | •Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined. | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | •Works in HTML and XML. | |
| HTML hex | •Works in HTML and XML. | |
| CSS | content: "\2022";In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after. | |
| JavaScript | "\u2022"Also valid in JSON. | |
| Python | "\u2022"Python 3 string literal. | |
| Python by name | "\N{BULLET}"Readable alternative using the Unicode name. | |
| URL | %E2%80%A2Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value. | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 80 A23 bytes. | |
| UTF-16 | 20221 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts. |
When to use it
The bullet for inline separators, such as Home • About • Contact. For real lists, use <ul>: the browser draws the bullets and screen readers announce the list and its length.
The name dates from HTML 4, so it works in every browser and in old email clients.
More punctuation and typography
…Ellipsis†Dagger‰Per Mille Sign„Double Low Quote‱Per Ten Thousand Sign”Right Double Quote′Prime“Left Double Quote
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Source: the WHATWG HTML Standard list of named character references and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode 18.0).