In your HTML documents, you'll often need to make a list of items. And you can use bullet points for this purpose. You can show bullet points with the Unicode character (or entity) for bullet points.
In this article, I will show you the Unicode and HTML entities for showing Bullet Points on a web page. Towards the end of this article, I will also show you the 5-key combinations with which you can type a big dot symbol.
The Unicode and HTML Entities for Bullet Points
The Unicode character for showing the dot symbol or bullet point is U+2022.
But to use this Unicode correctly, remove the U+ and replace it with ampersand (&), pound sign (#), and x.
Then type the 2022 number in, and then add a semi-colon. So, it becomes •.
It will look like this -
<h1>Languages Of Web</h1>
<h3>• HTML</h3>
<h3>• CSS</h3>
<h3>• JavaScript</h3>
<h3>• PHP</h3>
Apart from the • Unicode character, you can also use • and • HTML entitles to show bullets or dot symbols on the web page.
<h1>Languages Of Web</h1>
<h3>• HTML</h3>
<h3>• CSS</h3>
<h3>• JavaScript</h3>
<h3>• PHP</h3>
The output remains the same - as previous
What is a Unicode on keyboard?
Unicode is a standard used in information technology for the consistent encoding, presentation, and other use of text created by most of the world's writing systems in binary computers and telecommunications systems. A non-profit organization called the Unicode Consortium is engaged in the maintenance of this standard.
In short it's an international encoding standard for use with different languages and scripts, by which each letter, digit, or symbol is assigned a unique numeric value that applies across different platforms and programs.
The Keyboard Shortcut for Typing a Dot Symbol
To type the dot symbol on your keyboard, turn on the numeric keypad by pressing NumLock, hold Alt and press the 0, 1, 4, and 9 keys in succession.
If you don’t type the numbers with the numeric keypad, the dot symbol will not show.