Midline horizontal ellipsis

Meaning and uses

Three dots at mid-height, used in maths to show that a pattern continues. Repeated, it makes a light divider: ⋯⋯⋯.

Unicode details

⋯ is the Unicode character named MIDLINE HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS, code point U+22EF, in the Mathematical Operators block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a maths symbol (general category Sm).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ⋯

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 22EF and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ⋯.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “midline horizontal ellipsis”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 22ef, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ⋯. In a CSS content property, use "\22EF".