Hyphen Bullet
• carries the Unicode name "Hyphen Bullet" at code point U+2043. Like every character in the punctuation set on this page, it is plain text rather than an icon, so a single click below copies something that keeps its shape in edited prose and typeset copy.
| Symbol | • | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2043 | |
| Name | Hyphen Bullet | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⁃ | |
| HTML (hex) | ⁃ | |
| CSS content | \2043 | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u2043 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x80 0xA2 | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x2022 |
How to type the hyphen bullet symbol
- Copy and paste: click the • at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac). This is the fastest route on any device.
- HTML: write
⁃in your markup. - CSS: use
content: "\2043"in a::beforeor::afterrule. - JavaScript: the escape
\u2043produces this character in a string.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy the hyphen bullet symbol?
Click the • above or the copy button and it is placed on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. It is a real text character, so it works in documents, chats and code.
What is the Unicode code point for hyphen bullet?
The hyphen bullet has the Unicode code point U+2043. In HTML you can write it as ⁃ or ⁃.
Does the hyphen bullet symbol work everywhere?
In almost every modern app and font, yes. If a font does not include this glyph you may see a placeholder box, but the underlying character U+2043 is still correct and will render in a font that supports it.
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