U+2E13 "⸓" Dotted Obelos Unicode Character

U+2E13 "⸓" Dotted Obelos is a historical punctuation mark used primarily in ancient and medieval manuscripts, specifically within the field of textual criticism to indicate a passage that is considered spurious, doubtful, or incorrectly transmitted. Its design features a central dot or small circle flanked by two longer vertical or slightly curved strokes, resembling an obelisk with a dotted center, and it belongs to the Supplemental Punctuation block. This symbol was part of a system of critical marks developed by scholars like the Alexandrian grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace to annotate variations in texts, particularly in editions of Homer's works.