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(This also improves code brevity and clarity.)
Usage issues
Putting one or more spaces before the template will cause it to render differently, like these examples:
[[Salt]] {{·}}[[Pepper]]
[[Salt]] {{·}}[[Pepper]]
[[Salt]] {{·}} [[Pepper]]
[[Salt]] {{·}} [[Pepper]]
Then it will render with two spaces before the dot, and one after, like this:
And if it line breaks it might break before the dot, like this:
Alternatively an can be added before and after the template to create extra padding around the middot.
Technical details
The space before the dot is a non-breaking space. That means it will not line break and will not collapse together with normal spaces that come before the template.
The space after the dot is a normal space. That means it wraps (allows line breaks) and it will collapse together with normal spaces that come after the template to form one single space.
Under some circumstances dotted link lists misbehave. They might get unexpected line wraps or they might expand outside the box they are enclosed in. The how-to guide Wikipedia:Line break handling explains when that happens and how to fix it.
Dot size reference list
| · | <small> middot |
| · | middot |
| · | <small> bold middot |
| · | bold middot |
| • | <small> bullet |
| • | bullet |
| • | bold bullet |
| – | ndash |
| — | mdash |
See also
There are several other templates with similar functionality:
- Template:Tn – Bullet "•" is mostly used for dotted lists that use small font sizes.
- {{ndash}} – Ndash "–" is a short dash.
- {{mdash}} – Mdash "—" is a long dash.
- Template:Tn – For the occasional slash "/" in lists.
When making dotted lists you might need to handle proper word wrapping (line breaking):
- {{nowraplinks}} – Prevents wraps inside links and only allows wraps between the links and in normal text, very useful for link lists and easy to use.
- {{nowrap begin}} – Prevents wraps in both text and links. For the really tricky wrapping cases when you need full control, for instance in very complex link lists.
- Wikipedia:Line break handling – The how-to guide detailing how to handle line wrapping on Wikipedia.
