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; Character used      : The divider/separator character used here is a bold middot ('''·''') as it usually appears less conspicuously than a bullet (•) or the vertical-line ( | ) but more visibly than a plain middot (·). (The vertical-line also resembles the uppercase letter "I", lowercase "l" or the upright parts of "h", "k", etc.)
 
; Character used      : The divider/separator character used here is a bold middot ('''·''') as it usually appears less conspicuously than a bullet (•) or the vertical-line ( | ) but more visibly than a plain middot (·). (The vertical-line also resembles the uppercase letter "I", lowercase "l" or the upright parts of "h", "k", etc.)
  
; Linewrap management : The template prefixes the bold middot separator with a [[non-breaking space]] (&amp;nbsp;) so <code>{{tl|·}}</code> is meant to be suffixed to each item, as shown below. This prevents the separator being [[Word wrap|linewrapped]] to the starts of lines.
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; Linewrap management : The template prefixes the bold middot separator with a non-breaking space (&amp;nbsp;) so <code><nowiki>{{·}}</nowiki></code> is meant to be suffixed to each item, as shown below. This prevents the separator being linewrapped to the starts of lines.
  
; <nowiki><small></nowiki> font-size alternative : For lists using a font-size 80% of normal font-size or less, <code>{{tl|·}}</code> becomes too small. Use <code><nowiki>&amp;nbsp;•</nowiki></code> (i.e. a non-breaking space followed by the bullet character) instead.
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; <nowiki><small></nowiki> font-size alternative : For lists using a font-size 80% of normal font-size or less, <code><nowiki>{{·}}</nowiki></code> becomes too small. Use <code><nowiki>&amp;nbsp;•</nowiki></code> (i.e. a non-breaking space followed by the bullet character) instead.
  
  
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 23 September 2008

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This is the template documentation page for Template:Dot/doc.

This page is not necessarily intended to be viewed directly. If it uses variables, some links may appear broken. Do not replace these variables with hardcoded page names or URLs.

A template intended to aid the creation of lists which are strings of items separated by a "divider" or "separator" character.

Character used  
The divider/separator character used here is a bold middot (·) as it usually appears less conspicuously than a bullet (•) or the vertical-line ( | ) but more visibly than a plain middot (·). (The vertical-line also resembles the uppercase letter "I", lowercase "l" or the upright parts of "h", "k", etc.)
Linewrap management 
The template prefixes the bold middot separator with a non-breaking space (&nbsp;) so {{·}} is meant to be suffixed to each item, as shown below. This prevents the separator being linewrapped to the starts of lines.
<small> font-size alternative 
For lists using a font-size 80% of normal font-size or less, {{·}} becomes too small. Use &nbsp;• (i.e. a non-breaking space followed by the bullet character) instead.


Example 
Code:   item 1{{·}} item 2{{·}} item 3{{·}} item 4
Result:  item 1Template:· item 2Template:· item 3Template:· item 4
Reference
· <small> middot </tr> · middot </tr> · bold middot </tr> <small> bullet</tr> bullet </tr> bold bullet </tr>