interpunct

English

Etymology

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

Noun

interpunct (plural interpuncts)

(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩

Synonyms

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

Translations

punctuation mark

Catalan: punt volat (ca) m

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

See also

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) ( ‘ ’ ) ( “ ” )
quotation marks (informal, Computing) ( " ) ( ' )

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

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