Five Dot Punctuation

Part of Punctuation and Typography Marks

Five Dot Punctuation has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
⁙
Unicode
U+2059

About this symbol

⁙, five dots in a cross, is the Greek pentonkion, used in ancient manuscripts as a punctuation mark. The same arrangement of five dots is called a quincunx.

Unicode facts

Official name
FIVE DOT PUNCTUATION
Also called
Greek pentonkion, Quincunx
Type
Punctuation
Unicode block
General Punctuation
Unicode group
Archaic punctuation
Added in
Unicode 4.1 (2005)
Related
⚄ Die Face-5 U+2684

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