U+FE46 "﹆" White Sesame Dot Unicode Character

U+FE46 "﹆" White Sesame Dot is a small, circular punctuation mark used in East Asian typography, particularly within Japanese and Chinese text, to function as a type of repetition or emphasis mark. It often appears in vertical writing systems where it is paired with a White Sesame Dot to indicate that the preceding character, syllable, or word should be read twice or given special attention. Despite its diminutive size, it plays a specific role in traditional typesetting, typically placed below or beside the character it modifies, distinguishing it from the similar Black Sesame Dot which carries a different connotation.