Dotted circle
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Short description: Non-significant typographic character
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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 is supposed to be, but it is rarely used for other purposes.[clarification needed]
Illustration
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):
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- Diacritic ̒ used alone between regular spaces
- Diacritic ◌̒ used after a character
References
- ↑ "Chapter 17. About the Code Charts". The Unicode Standard. Version 6.2. Unicode, Inc.. 2012-09-26. p. 273. https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.2.0/ch17.pdf. Retrieved 2015-03-28. "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. […]"
See also
Template:Navbox diacritical marks
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