Editing Bullet (typography) (section)

== Computer usage ==
There have been different ways to encode bullet points in computer systems.

=== In historical systems ===
Glyphs such as {{char|•}}, {{char|◦}} and their reversed variants {{char|◘}}, {{char|◙}} became available in [[text mode]] since early [[IBM PC]]s with MDA–CGA–EGA [[graphic adapter]]s, because built-in [[VGA-compatible text mode#Fonts|screen fonts]] contained such forms at code points 7–10. These were not true [[character (computing)|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).

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. This notation was inherited by [[Setext]] and [[wiki]] engines.

=== In Unicode ===
There are a variety of [[Unicode]] bullet characters, including:

* {{unichar|2022|bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|2023|triangular bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|2043|hyphen bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|204C|black leftwards bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|204D|black rightwards bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|2219|bullet operator|html=}} for use in mathematical notation primarily as a [[dot product]] instead of [[interpunct]].
* {{unichar|25CB|white circle|html=}}
* {{unichar|25CF|black circle|html=}}
* {{unichar|25D8|inverse bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|25E6|white bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|2619|reversed rotated floral heart bullet|html=}}; see [[Fleuron (typography)]]
* {{unichar|2765|rotated heavy black heart bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|2767|rotated floral heart bullet|html=}}; see [[Fleuron (typography)]]
* {{unichar|29BE|circled white bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|29BF|circled bullet|html=}}
* {{unichar|25C9|fisheye|html=,}} used in Japan as a bullet, and called ''tainome''

=== In web pages ===
To create bulleted list items for a web page, the markup language [[HTML]] provides the list tag {{tag|li|o}}. The browser will display one bulleted list item for each item in an [[HTML element#Lists|unordered list]].

=== In Windows ===
When using the US keyboard, a bullet point character can be produced by pressing 7 on the [[Numeric keypad|numpad]] while keeping Alt pressed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alt Codes for Bullet Point Symbols (◘ • ⦿) |url=https://altcodeunicode.com/alt-codes-bullet-point-symbols/ |website=Alt Code Unicode |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

=== In MacOS ===
When using the US keyboard, a bullet point character can be produced by pressing 8 while keeping Option(Alt) pressed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bullet Point Alt Code: How to type (•) on any keyboard |url=https://howtotypeanything.com/bullet-point/ |website=How to Type Anything |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

=== In LaTeX ===
To create bulleted list items for a document, the markup language [[LaTeX]] provides the item tag <code><nowiki>\item </nowiki></code>.  Each item tag inside an itemized list will generate one bulleted list item.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/List_Structures |title=LaTeX - List Structures |work=Wikibooks |access-date=23 February 2018}}</ref>

=== Wiki markup ===
A list item on a wiki page is indicated using one or more leading asterisks in [[wiki markup]] as well as in many other [[wiki]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting |title=Help:Formatting |author=MediaWiki |access-date=23 February 2018|author-link=MediaWiki }}</ref>

=== Other uses in computing ===
The bullet is often used for separating menu items, usually in the footer menu. It is common, for example, to see it in website designs and in many [[WordPress]] themes. It is also used by text editors, like [[Microsoft Word]], to create lists.