U+204D ⁍ BLACK RIGHTWARDS BULLET (HTML ⁍).U+204C ⁌ BLACK LEFTWARDS BULLET (HTML ⁌).There are a variety of Unicode bullet characters, including: This notation was inherited by Setext and wiki engines. Prior to the widespread use of word processors, bullets were often denoted by an asterisk several word processors automatically convert asterisks to bullets if used at the start of line. These were not true characters because such points belong to the C0 control codes range therefore, these glyphs required a special way to be placed on the screen (see code page 437 for discussion). , ◦ and their reversed variants ◘, ◙ became available in text mode since early IBM PCs with MDA–CGA–EGA graphic adapters, because built-in screen fonts contained such forms at code points 7–10.There have been different ways to encode bullet points in computer systems.
Bullet points are usually used to highlight list elements. It is correct to terminate any bullet point with a full stop if the text within that item consists of one full sentence or more. In some cases, however, the style guide for a given publication may call for every item except the last one in each bulleted list to be terminated with a semicolon, and the last item with a full stop. Bulleted items are not usually terminated with a full stop unless they are complete sentences. Items-known as "bullet points"-may be short phrases, single sentences, or of paragraph length. For example, the credit card number 1234 5678 9876 1234 might be displayed as The glyph is also used as a way to hide passwords or confidential information.
They are used where either the order is important or to label the items for later referencing.
Bullets are most often used in technical writing, reference works, notes, and presentations.Īlternatives to bulleted lists are numbered lists and lettered lists.
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