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Dot

ASCII Code: 46•Category: punctuation

Technical Details

ASCII Code
46
HTML Entity
.
Hexadecimal
0x2E
Binary
00101110
Octal
56

Usage & Examples

Programming

char symbol = '.'; // ASCII 46

HTML/Web

. or .

Common Uses

dotperiodfull stop

How to Type This Character

Windows

Alt Code:
Hold Alt and type46 on numeric keypad
Character Map:
Search "Character Map" in Start menu

Mac

Character Viewer:
Press Ctrl +Cmd +Space
Copy & Paste:
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Single quote
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(
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Right parenthesis
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Asterisk
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Plus sign
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Comma
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Hyphen
#45

About the Dot

The Dot (.) is an ASCII character with code 46. This punctuation symbol is commonly used in dot, period, full stopand other applications. You can easily copy this character by clicking the button above.

This character is part of the standard ASCIIcharacter set and is widely supported across different platforms and applications. Use it in documents, code, social media posts, and anywhere you need the dot symbol.

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