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This is the ''bold middot'' template, it looks like this " '''·''' ". ▼
It works similarly to the html+wiki markup sequence "<code>'''&nbsp;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>&middot;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>''' </code>". That is, a [[non-breaking space]], a bolded middot and a normal space. However this template includes some extra code that makes it behave slightly better than the html markup sequence.
▲This template looks like this " '''·''' ".
<code>{{tl|middot}}</code> redirects here and can be used as alternative name for this template.
This template is usually used for dotted lists, such as for link lists in navigation boxes. (For lists that has a font-size 80% or less of normal font-size, the bold middot "'''·'''" becomes too small. Then use the [[Template:•|bullet]] "•" instead.)
This template is used when you want something smaller than a [[Template:•|bullet]] "•", [[Template:Ndash|ndash]] "–" or [[Template:Mdash|mdash]] "—".
=== Normal usage ===
The recommended usage is to use ''no'' space before the template and one space after the template, like this:
<nowiki>[[Salt]]{{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>
It will render one space on each side of the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]]
If it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' the dot, not before, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·'''
:[[Pepper]]
For long dotted lists each list item can be put on its own line, with no spaces between each item and the template. Like this:
<pre><nowiki>
[[Salt]]{{·}}
[[Pepper]]{{·}}
[[Curry]]{{·}}
[[Saffron]]</nowiki></pre>
(It doesn't matter if there are no or some spaces at the end of the lines, after the templates.)
As before it will render one space on each side of the dots, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]] '''·''' [[Curry]] '''·''' [[Saffron]]
And if it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' one of the dots, not before, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]] '''·'''
:[[Curry]] '''·''' [[Saffron]]
=== Incorrect usage ===
If the template is used slightly wrong it will in most cases still behave well. For instance if there are no or several spaces after the template. Like these examples:
<nowiki>[[Salt]]{{·}}[[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]]{{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>
Both of them will render exactly as before, with just one space on each side of the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]]
And it will still only line break ''after'' the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·'''
:[[Pepper]]
But putting one or more spaces before the template can cause problems, like these examples:
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}}[[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}}[[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>
Then it will still only render just one space on each side of the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]]
But if it line breaks it might break ''before'' the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]]
:'''·''' [[Pepper]]
=== Technical details ===
The space before the dot is a "non-wrapping" but "collapsing" space. That means it will not line break, but it will collapse together with normal spaces that come before the template to form one single space. It is not simply a <code>&nbsp;</code> since that one will not collapse.
The space after the dot is a normal space. That is it wraps and it collapses.
=== Dot size reference list ===
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=== See also ===
There are several other templates with similar functionality:
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