Dotted circle
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Non-significant typographic character
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| 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] [citation needed ] 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
[edit ]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
Using the generic dotted circle character also shows the relative positioning of the diacritic.[citation needed ]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Chapter 17. About the Code Charts" (PDF). The Unicode Standard. Version 6.2. Unicode, Inc. 2012年09月26日. p. 273. Retrieved 2015年03月28日.
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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