U+2026 "…" Horizontal Ellipsis Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2026 "…" Horizontal Ellipsis is a typographic symbol consisting of three evenly spaced dots used to indicate an intentional omission of words or a trailing off of thought in written text. It is distinct from simply typing three periods because it is a single character with consistent spacing, which avoids awkward line breaks and maintains a polished appearance in digital and printed media. Commonly employed in quotations, dialogue, or informal writing, it signals a pause, hesitation, or that content has been left out, and its standardized encoding ensures reliable rendering across different platforms and fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2026 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Horizontal Ellipsis |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "." U+002E Full Stop "." U+002E Full Stop "." U+002E Full Stop |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | … |
| HTML Hex Encoding | … |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x80 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2026 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002026 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2026 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Inseparable |
| East Asian Width | Ambiguous |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "." U+002E Full Stop "." U+002E Full Stop "." U+002E Full Stop |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "." U+002E Full Stop "." U+002E Full Stop "." U+002E Full Stop |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |