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When used as a [[diacritic]] mark, the term '''dot''' is usually reserved for the ''middle dot'' ·, or to the [[glyph]]s 'combining dot above' ̇ and 'combining dot below' ̣ which may be combined with some [[letter]]s of the extended [[Latin alphabet]]s in use in Eastern European languages. |
When used as a [[diacritic]] mark, the term '''dot''' is usually reserved for the ''middle dot'' ·, or to the [[glyph]]s 'combining dot above' ̇ and 'combining dot below' ̣ which may be combined with some [[letter]]s of the extended [[Latin alphabet]]s in use in Eastern European languages. |
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Example characters: ċ/Ċ from [[Maltese language|Maltese]] and [[Irish Gaelic]] (old orthography), ė/Ė from [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], ġ/Ġ from Maltese and Irish Gaelic (old orthography) |
Example characters: ċ/Ċ from [[Maltese language|Maltese]] and [[Irish Gaelic]] (old orthography), ė/Ė from [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], ġ/Ġ from Maltese and Irish Gaelic (old orthography), ż/Ż from [[Polish language|Polish]], etc.. |
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The dot above the lowercase i and j is not seen as a dot, but rather as part of the character, and the double dots above several Latin letters such as ä, ë etc. are not dots either, but are [[Umlaut]]s or [[diaeresis|diaereses]]. |
The dot above the lowercase i and j is not seen as a dot, but rather as part of the character, and the double dots above several Latin letters such as ä, ë etc. are not dots either, but are [[Umlaut]]s or [[diaeresis|diaereses]]. |
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Revision as of 13:43, 24 June 2004
When used as a diacritic mark, the term dot is usually reserved for the middle dot ·, or to the glyphs 'combining dot above' ̇ and 'combining dot below' ̣ which may be combined with some letters of the extended Latin alphabets in use in Eastern European languages.
Example characters: ċ/Ċ from Maltese and Irish Gaelic (old orthography), ė/Ė from Lithuanian, ġ/Ġ from Maltese and Irish Gaelic (old orthography), ż/Ż from Polish, etc..
The dot above the lowercase i and j is not seen as a dot, but rather as part of the character, and the double dots above several Latin letters such as ä, ë etc. are not dots either, but are Umlauts or diaereses.