dot in mid air

Definition

A casual, descriptive term for the interpunct (·), the floating dot that hangs centered between characters. Born from the frustration of not remembering the actual typographical term and just describing what you see.

Example Usage

I have no idea what that symbol is called, so I just Googled 'dot in mid air' and found it immediately.

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