Copy …, the ellipsis symbol in one character, or the vertical ⋮, the midline ⋯ and bracketed forms.
Unicode Ellipsis
…Horizontal ellipsisU+2026Ready to copy
21 ellipses and forms of them. Tap any value to copy it.
21 ellipses and forms of them. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character
Name
Code point
Alt code
Option keys
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LaTeX
U+2026. The whole mark as a single code point, where typed periods take three. Alt+0133, Option+; on the U.S. layout, … in HTML, \textellipsis in LaTeX.
Three periods typed one after another: three code points where U+2026 is one.
U+22EF. The dots lifted to the middle of the line, as math sets them between plus signs. ⋯ in HTML.
U+22EE. One on top of another: math puts it where the rows of a matrix carry on in the same pattern. ⋮ in HTML, \vdots in LaTeX.
The character twice, six dots: the usual ellipsis of Chinese, and of Japanese writing.
Square brackets around the ellipsis show that words were cut from a quotation, and that the original had no pause there.
Three periods with a no-break space after the first and the second, the spaced form that some style guides ask for.
U+22F1. Slanting from upper left to lower right, the line that a matrix diagonal follows. ⋱ in HTML, \ddots in LaTeX.
The ellipsis and a period, four dots, which some style guides want where a sentence ends with one.
Parentheses are the other way to enclose an ellipsis that stands for a fragment left out of a quotation.
U+2025. Two dots in one character. Japanese typesetting has a two-dot leader as well, used less often than the three-dot one. ‥ in HTML.
U+2024. The smallest member of the leader set. The standard records a second job for it: the semicolon of Armenian text, called mijaket.
U+22F0. The slant the other way, rising toward the upper right corner. ⋰ in HTML.
U+2026 between commas, low on the line: a list of numbers that goes on.
U+22EF between plus signs, at mid-height: a sum that goes on.
U+FE19. U+2026 turned for text that is set in columns: Unicode records it as the vertical form of that character.
U+0EAF. The ellipsis mark of the Lao script, a character of the Lao block.
U+1801. The ellipsis of the Mongolian script, added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+0E2F. Unicode's note gives its uses as ellipsis, abbreviation; its other name there is paiyan noi.
U+2AF6. Looks like an upright ellipsis, yet it is an operator: the one-word note on it in the standard is logic.
The letter x under U+20DB, combining three dots above, which Unicode also names third derivative. ⃛ in HTML.
The Unicode ellipsis is …, U+2026, Horizontal ellipsis: three dots in a single character. The ellipsis sign marks words left out or a pause, and its name comes from the Greek for "leave out".
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Ellipsis on the keyboard
No key carries the character. On a number pad it is Alt+0133, and on the U.S. layout Option and the semicolon key. A web page writes the special character … in HTML, or …. Three typed periods are three characters, not one.
Ellipses in math
Math uses four: … low on the line between commas, ⋯ at mid-height between plus signs, ⋮ down a column and ⋱ along the diagonal of a matrix. LaTeX writes them \ldots, \cdots, \vdots and \ddots.
……, the character twice, is the six-dot ellipsis of Chinese.
No character is named subscript ellipsis: … is the low form, ⋯ the midline one.
Square brackets around it, […], mark words cut from a quotation.
Questions and answers
What is the Unicode for an ellipsis?
U+2026, named Horizontal ellipsis, in the General Punctuation block since version 1.1 of 1993. The vertical ellipsis is U+22EE, the midline one U+22EF and the two diagonal ones U+22F0 and U+22F1.
What is the Alt code for an ellipsis?
Alt+0133 on the number pad, with the zero in front, types the horizontal ellipsis. The vertical ⋮ and the midline ⋯ are in neither Alt code table, so those are characters to copy and paste.
How do I type an ellipsis symbol on a keyboard?
Type three periods, or the single character: Alt+0133 on a number pad, or Option and the semicolon key on the U.S. layout. In HTML it is ….
What is the vertical ellipsis symbol?
⋮, U+22EE: three stacked dots that show a column of a matrix going on. It is ⋮ in HTML and \vdots in LaTeX. ︙ is a separate character, the horizontal ellipsis turned for text set in columns.
Is an ellipsis three periods or one character?
Either. An ellipsis is complete with three periods, and Unicode also has the three dots as one character, U+2026. Some style guides ask for spaced periods, and for four dots where a sentence ends with an ellipsis.
All 21 ellipses and forms of them
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⋱Down right diagonal ellipsisU+22F1. Slanting from upper left to lower right, the line that a matrix diagonal follows. ⋱ in HTML, \ddots in LaTeX.
[…]Ellipsis in square bracketsSquare brackets around the ellipsis show that words were cut from a quotation, and that the original had no pause there.
…Horizontal ellipsisU+2026. The whole mark as a single code point, where typed periods take three. Alt+0133, Option+; on the U.S. layout, … in HTML, \textellipsis in LaTeX.
⋯Midline horizontal ellipsisU+22EF. The dots lifted to the middle of the line, as math sets them between plus signs. ⋯ in HTML.
……Six-dot ellipsisThe character twice, six dots: the usual ellipsis of Chinese, and of Japanese writing.
. . .Spaced periodsThree periods with a no-break space after the first and the second, the spaced form that some style guides ask for.
...Three periodsThree periods typed one after another: three code points where U+2026 is one.
⋮Vertical ellipsisU+22EE. One on top of another: math puts it where the rows of a matrix carry on in the same pattern. ⋮ in HTML, \vdots in LaTeX.
Show all 21 ellipses and forms of them (13 more)
On the line 4
….Ellipsis and periodThe ellipsis and a period, four dots, which some style guides want where a sentence ends with one.
(…)Ellipsis in parenthesesParentheses are the other way to enclose an ellipsis that stands for a fragment left out of a quotation.
․One dot leaderU+2024. The smallest member of the leader set. The standard records a second job for it: the semicolon of Armenian text, called mijaket.
‥Two dot leaderU+2025. Two dots in one character. Japanese typesetting has a two-dot leader as well, used less often than the three-dot one. ‥ in HTML.
Math ellipses 3
1,…,nEllipsis in a listU+2026 between commas, low on the line: a list of numbers that goes on.
1+⋯+nEllipsis in a sumU+22EF between plus signs, at mid-height: a sum that goes on.
⋰Up right diagonal ellipsisU+22F0. The slant the other way, rising toward the upper right corner. ⋰ in HTML.
Vertical 1
︙Presentation form for vertical horizontal ellipsisU+FE19. U+2026 turned for text that is set in columns: Unicode records it as the vertical form of that character.
Other scripts 3
ຯLao ellipsisU+0EAF. The ellipsis mark of the Lao script, a character of the Lao block.
᠁Mongolian ellipsisU+1801. The ellipsis of the Mongolian script, added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
ฯThai character paiyannoiU+0E2F. Unicode's note gives its uses as ellipsis, abbreviation; its other name there is paiyan noi.
Three dots, not an ellipsis 2
⫶Triple colon operatorU+2AF6. Looks like an upright ellipsis, yet it is an operator: the one-word note on it in the standard is logic.
x⃛X with three dots aboveThe letter x under U+20DB, combining three dots above, which Unicode also names third derivative. ⃛ in HTML.