Four Dot Mark

Part of Punctuation and Typography Marks

Four Dot Mark 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+205B

About this symbol

⁛, the four dot mark, was drawn by medieval scribes in the margin to highlight a passage, much as a reader today might underline it.

Unicode facts

Official name
FOUR DOT MARK
Type
Punctuation
Unicode block
General Punctuation
Unicode group
Archaic punctuation
Added in
Unicode 4.1 (2005)
Unicode notes
  • Used by scribes in the margin as highlighter mark
  • This is centered on the line, but extends beyond top and bottom of the line

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