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* In some forms of [[romanization of Arabic|'''Arabic romanization''']], {{transliteration|sem|[[ġ]]}} stands for ''[[ghayin]]'' (غ); {{transliteration|sem|ḳ}} stands for [[qoph|qāf]] (ق).
* In some forms of [[romanization of Arabic|'''Arabic romanization''']], {{transliteration|sem|[[ġ]]}} stands for ''[[ghayin]]'' (غ); {{transliteration|sem|ḳ}} stands for [[qoph|qāf]] (ق).
* The Latin orthography for [[Chechen language|Chechen]] includes ċ, ҫ̇, ġ, q̇, and ẋ.
* The Latin orthography for [[Chechen language|Chechen]] includes ċ, ç̇, ġ, q̇, and ẋ.
* In [[Emilian-Romagnol language|Emilian-Romagnol]], ''ṅ ṡ ż'' are used to represent {{IPA|[ŋ, z, ð]}}.
* In [[Emilian-Romagnol language|Emilian-Romagnol]], ''ṅ ṡ ż'' are used to represent {{IPA|[ŋ, z, ð]}}.
* [[Irish orthography#Alphabet|Traditional Irish typography]], where the dot denotes [[lenition]], and is called a {{lang|ga|ponc séimhithe}} or {{lang|ga|buailte}} "dot of lenition": ''ḃ ċ ḋ ḟ ġ ṁ ṗ ṡ ṫ''. Alternatively, lenition may be represented by a following letter ''h'', thus: ''bh ch dh fh gh mh ph sh th''. In [[Old Irish]] orthography, the dot was used only for ''ḟ ṡ'', while the following ''h'' was used for ''ch ph th''; lenition of other letters was not indicated. Later the two systems spread to the entire set of lenitable consonants and competed with each other. Eventually the standard practice was to use the dot when writing in [[Insular script|Gaelic script]] and the following ''h'' when writing in [[Antiqua (typeface class)|antiqua]]. Thus ''ċ'' and ''ch'' represent the same phonetic element in Modern Irish.
* [[Irish orthography#Alphabet|Traditional Irish typography]], where the dot denotes [[lenition]], and is called a {{lang|ga|ponc séimhithe}} or {{lang|ga|buailte}} "dot of lenition": ''ḃ ċ ḋ ḟ ġ ṁ ṗ ṡ ṫ''. Alternatively, lenition may be represented by a following letter ''h'', thus: ''bh ch dh fh gh mh ph sh th''. In [[Old Irish]] orthography, the dot was used only for ''ḟ ṡ'', while the following ''h'' was used for ''ch ph th''; lenition of other letters was not indicated. Later the two systems spread to the entire set of lenitable consonants and competed with each other. Eventually the standard practice was to use the dot when writing in [[Insular script|Gaelic script]] and the following ''h'' when writing in [[Antiqua (typeface class)|antiqua]]. Thus ''ċ'' and ''ch'' represent the same phonetic element in Modern Irish.
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* [[Old English]]: In modernized orthography, ''ċ'' is used for a [[voiceless palato-alveolar affricate]] {{IPA|/t͡ʃ/}}, ''ġ'' for a [[palatal approximant]] {{IPA|/j/}} (probably a [[voiced palatal fricative]] {{IPA|/ʝ/}} in the earliest texts), and (more rarely) ''sċ'' for a [[voiceless palato-alveolar fricative]] {{IPA|/ʃ/}} and ''cġ'' for a [[voiced palato-alveolar affricate]] {{IPA|/d͡ʒ/}}.
* [[Old English]]: In modernized orthography, ''ċ'' is used for a [[voiceless palato-alveolar affricate]] {{IPA|/t͡ʃ/}}, ''ġ'' for a [[palatal approximant]] {{IPA|/j/}} (probably a [[voiced palatal fricative]] {{IPA|/ʝ/}} in the earliest texts), and (more rarely) ''sċ'' for a [[voiceless palato-alveolar fricative]] {{IPA|/ʃ/}} and ''cġ'' for a [[voiced palato-alveolar affricate]] {{IPA|/d͡ʒ/}}.
* {{lang-pl|ż}} is used for a [[voiced retroflex sibilant]] {{IPA|/ʐ/}}.
* {{lang-pl|ż}} is used for a [[voiced retroflex sibilant]] {{IPA|/ʐ/}}.
* The [[Siouan languages|Sioux]] languages such as [[Lakota language|Lakota]] and [[Dakota language|Dakota]] sometimes use the dot above to indicate [[ejective consonant|ejective stops]].
* The [[Siouan languages|Sioux]] languages such as [[Lakota language|Lakota]], [[Osage language|Osage]], and [[Crow langauge|Crow]] sometimes use the dot above to indicate [[ejective consonant|ejective stops]].
* In the [[Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics]] orthography for the [[Cree language|Cree]], [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]], and [[Inuktitut]] languages, a dot above a symbol signifies that the symbol's vowel should be a long vowel—the equivalent effect using the Roman orthography is achieved by doubling the vowel (ᒥ = mi, ᒦ = mii ), placing a [[Macron (diacritic)|macron]] over the vowel (ᑲ = ka, ᑳ = kā), or placing a [[circumflex]] over the vowel (ᓄ = no, ᓅ = nô).
* In the [[Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics]] orthography for the [[Cree language|Cree]], [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]], and [[Inuktitut]] languages, a dot above a symbol signifies that the symbol's vowel should be a long vowel—the equivalent effect using the Roman orthography is achieved by doubling the vowel (ᒥ = mi, ᒦ = mii ), placing a [[Macron (diacritic)|macron]] over the vowel (ᑲ = ka, ᑳ = kā), or placing a [[circumflex]] over the vowel (ᓄ = no, ᓅ = nô).
* In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], the dot above lowercase ''[[i]]'' and ''[[j]]'' (and uppercase ''[[I-dot|İ]]'') is not regarded as an independent diacritic but as an integral part of the letter. It is called a [[tittle]]. [[Dotless I|I without an overdot]] is a separate letter.
* In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], the dot above lowercase ''[[i]]'' and ''[[j]]'' (and uppercase ''[[I-dot|İ]]'') is not regarded as an independent diacritic but as an integral part of the letter. It is called a [[tittle]]. [[Dotless I|I without an overdot]] is a separate letter.
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{{See also|Interpunct}}
{{See also|Interpunct}}
* Number digits in [[Enclosed Alphanumerics]] like {{not a typo|🄀 ⒈ ⒉ ⒊ ⒋ ⒌ ⒍ ⒎ ⒏ ⒐}}
* Number digits in [[Enclosed Alphanumerics]]: ''{{not a typo|🄀 ⒈ ⒉ ⒊ ⒋ ⒌ ⒍ ⒎ ⒏ ⒐}}''
* In [[Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics]], in addition to the middle dot as a letter, centred dot diacritic, and dot above diacritic, there also is a two-dot diacritic in the [[Naskapi language]] representing /_w_V/ which depending on the placement on the specific Syllabic letter may resemble a colon when placed vertically, [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis]] when placed horizontally, or a combination of middle dot and dot above diacritic when placed either at an angle or enveloping a small raised letter {{angbr|ᓴ}}. Additionally, in [[Northwestern Ojibwe language|Northwestern Ojibwe]], a small raised /wi/ as /w/, the middle dot is raised farther up as either {{angbr|ᣜ}} or {{angbr|ᣝ}}; there also is a raised dot Final {{angbr|ᣟ}}, which represents /w/ in some [[Swampy Cree language|Swampy Cree]] and /y/ in some Northwestern Ojibwe.
* In [[Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics]], in addition to the middle dot as a letter, centred dot diacritic, and dot above diacritic, there also is a two-dot diacritic in the [[Naskapi language]] representing /_w_V/ which depending on the placement on the specific Syllabic letter may resemble a colon when placed vertically, [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis]] when placed horizontally, or a combination of middle dot and dot above diacritic when placed either at an angle or enveloping a small raised letter {{angbr|ᓴ}}. Additionally, in [[Northwestern Ojibwe language|Northwestern Ojibwe]], a small raised /wi/ as /w/, the middle dot is raised farther up as either {{angbr|ᣜ}} or {{angbr|ᣝ}}; there also is a raised dot Final {{angbr|ᣟ}}, which represents /w/ in some [[Swampy Cree language|Swampy Cree]] and /y/ in some Northwestern Ojibwe.



Revision as of 20:38, 28 June 2022

◌̇  ◌̣
Dot
  • U+0307 ◌̇̇ COMBINING DOT ABOVE
  • U+0323 ◌̣̇ COMBINING DOT BELOW

When used as a diacritic mark, the term dot is usually reserved for the interpunct ( · ), 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 Central European languages and Vietnamese.

Dots

Overdot

Language scripts or transcription schemes that use the dot above a letter as a diacritical mark:

The overdot is also used in the Devanagari script, where it is called anusvara.

In mathematics and physics, when using Newton's notation the dot denotes the time derivative as in . In addition, the overdot is one way used to indicate an infinitely repeating set of numbers in decimal notation, as in , which is equal to the fraction 13, and or , which is equal to 17.

Underdot

Raised dot

  • Number digits in Enclosed Alphanumerics: 🄀 ⒈ ⒉ ⒊ ⒋ ⒌ ⒍ ⒎ ⒏ ⒐
  • In Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, in addition to the middle dot as a letter, centred dot diacritic, and dot above diacritic, there also is a two-dot diacritic in the Naskapi language representing /_w_V/ which depending on the placement on the specific Syllabic letter may resemble a colon when placed vertically, diaeresis when placed horizontally, or a combination of middle dot and dot above diacritic when placed either at an angle or enveloping a small raised letter ⟨ᓴ⟩. Additionally, in Northwestern Ojibwe, a small raised /wi/ as /w/, the middle dot is raised farther up as either ⟨ᣜ⟩ or ⟨ᣝ⟩; there also is a raised dot Final ⟨ᣟ⟩, which represents /w/ in some Swampy Cree and /y/ in some Northwestern Ojibwe.

Letters with dot

Template:Letters with dot

Encoding

In Unicode, the dot is encoded at:

  • U+0307 ◌̇ COMBINING DOT ABOVE

and at:

  • U+0323 ◌̣ COMBINING DOT BELOW
  • U+0358 ◌͘ COMBINING DOT ABOVE RIGHT
  • U+1DF8 ◌᷸ COMBINING DOT ABOVE LEFT

There is also:

  • U+02D9 ˙ DOT ABOVE (˙, ˙)
  • U+18DF CANADIAN SYLLABICS FINAL RAISED DOT

Pre-composed characters:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (2007). Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names (PDF). New York: United Nations. p. 169. ISBN 978-92-1-161500-5.

External links