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Word Processor Asterisk Hyphen Period O ASCII-only Text Index Symbol

Class notes for 123 discuss bullet symbols, which can take many shapes like circular, square, or arrow. Word processors offer a variety of bullet shapes and colors. Some common symbols like asterisks, hyphens, and periods are conventionally used as bullets when true bullet characters are unavailable. Historically, an index symbol representing a pointing hand was also popularly used for bullets.

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Word Processor Asterisk Hyphen Period O ASCII-only Text Index Symbol

Class notes for 123 discuss bullet symbols, which can take many shapes like circular, square, or arrow. Word processors offer a variety of bullet shapes and colors. Some common symbols like asterisks, hyphens, and periods are conventionally used as bullets when true bullet characters are unavailable. Historically, an index symbol representing a pointing hand was also popularly used for bullets.

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Class notes for 123 consist of:

The bullet symbol may take any of a variety of shapes, such as


circular, square, diamond or arrow. Typical word processor
software offers a wide selection of shapes and colors. Several
regular symbols, such as * (asterisk), - (hyphen), . (period), and
even o (lowercase O), are conventionally used in ASCII-only text
or other environments where bullet characters are not available.
Historically, the index symbol ☞ (representing a hand with a
pointing index finger) was popular for similar uses.

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