Dotted circle
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][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]
| ◌ | |
|---|---|
dotted circle | |
| U+25CC ◌ DOTTED CIRCLE |
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):
- 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]
