Two dot punctuation

⁚ is the Unicode character “TWO DOT PUNCTUATION” (U+205A). It belongs to the General Punctuation block and was added in Unicode 4.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

⁚ codes

UnicodeCode point U+205A
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⁚
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⁚
CSSFor the CSS content property \205A
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u205A
PythonEscape in Python strings \u205A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%81%9A
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 81 9A
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 205A

How to type ⁚

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “two dot punctuation”.

In Microsoft Word, type 205A and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “two dot punctuation”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+205A. Every format is on the two dot punctuation page.

About ⁚

Unicode name
TWO DOT PUNCTUATION
Code point
U+205A (8282)
Block
General Punctuation
Category
Other Punctuation
Unicode version
4.1