◌ | |
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Dotted circle | |
U+25CC ◌ DOTTED CIRCLE |
In Unicode, the dotted circle (◌) is a non-significant typographic character used to illustrate the effect of a combining mark, such as a diacritic mark. [1] It can also be used to indicate a spot where a character ought to be, but it is seldom used for anything else.
A Unicode combining mark combines with a preceding character. When used as stand-alone, it would combine unintentionally with a preceding character (possibly a space):
Using the generic dotted circle character also shows the relative positioning of the diacritic.
Combining characters are shown with a dotted circle. […] the relative position of the dotted circle indicates an […] approximate location of the base character in relation to the combining mark. […]
◌ | |
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Dotted circle | |
U+25CC ◌ DOTTED CIRCLE |
In Unicode, the dotted circle (◌) is a non-significant typographic character used to illustrate the effect of a combining mark, such as a diacritic mark. [1] It can also be used to indicate a spot where a character ought to be, but it is seldom used for anything else.
A Unicode combining mark combines with a preceding character. When used as stand-alone, it would combine unintentionally with a preceding character (possibly a space):
Using the generic dotted circle character also shows the relative positioning of the diacritic.
Combining characters are shown with a dotted circle. […] the relative position of the dotted circle indicates an […] approximate location of the base character in relation to the combining mark. […]