How to make the middle dot (·) on your keyboard

You want to type the middle dot / median dot (·), on your keyboard but don't know how? It's very simple, just do the key combination described below.

There is no direct key that exists to realize the middle dot / median dot (·) on keyboards, but there are keyboard shortcuts that allows you to perform this combination. See below :


Make the middle dot / median dot (·) on Windows :

  • Type the following key combination :  Alt + 0 1 8 3 → ·

The technique : Keep the Alt key pressed (key just to the left of the Space bar), then you successively type the numbers  0 1 8 3  then you finally release the Alt key, which will bring up the middle dot / median dot at desired location.


Make the middle dot / median dot (·) on Mac / MacBook : 

  • Type the following key combination : 
    ⌥ Option + ⇧ Shift + 9 → ·

The technique: Keep the Option ⌥ and ⇧ Shift keys pressed, then type on the 9 key which will bring up the middle dot / median dot (·) at desired location.

Info : On some Mac / MacBook keyboard configuration, the  Option ⌥ key can be named Alt ⌥ 

 

Make the middle point / midpoint (·) on your smartphone (Android / Samsung / Huawei / Iphone):

  • On your keyboard, keep the "dot" key . pressed until a list of characters appears and select the midpoint from the list

 


If you want to make the middle dot / median dot (·) in HTML , you must type : ·


Troubleshooting

I don't have a numeric keypad on my keyboard, what should I do? "

  • If you don't have a numeric keypad on your keyboard, make sure you have activated the function Num Lock . If not, press the Fn + button Num Lock

  • If you do not have the function Num Lock on your keyboard, try first pressing the key  Fn and then performing the combination with   Alt described in the previous paragraph.

  • If you still can't do it, don't hesitate to copy and paste the symbol from this article to the location of your choice.

I have a Mac / Macbook / Apple computer "

If you have a Mac / Apple keyboard, the technique is the same. The Alt ⌥ key can also be called  Option ⌥ but it is always the key just to the left of the Space bar.

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