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{{Redirect8|[[Template:Bull]]|[[Template:Bullet]]}} | {{Redirect8|[[Template:Bull]]|[[Template:Bullet]]}} | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
This is the '''bullet''' template; it looks like this: [ | This is the '''bullet''' template; it looks like this: [ • ]... also known as {{Tl|bull}}, for those of us who know searching for graphics dots is slow and painful. (Letters, on the other hand, are easy to find on ALL KEYBOARDS). It works similarly to the HTML markup sequence: [<code>'''&nbsp;&bull;''' </code>], that is, a [[non-breaking space]], a [[Bullet (typography)|bullet]] and a normal [[Space (punctuation)|space]]. | ||
This template is used when you want a larger bullet than a [[Template:·|bold middot]] ['''·'''], but something smaller than a [[Template:Ndash|en dash]] [–] or [[Template:Mdash|em dash]] [—]. For instance, in dotted lists that have a font-size 80% or less of normal font-size, since then a bold middot becomes too small. | This template is used when you want a larger bullet than a [[Template:·|bold middot]] ['''·'''], but something smaller than a [[Template:Ndash|en dash]] [–] or [[Template:Mdash|em dash]] [—]. For instance, in dotted lists that have a font-size 80% or less of normal font-size, since then a bold middot becomes too small. | ||
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Then it will render with ''two'' spaces before the bullet and one after, like this: | Then it will render with ''two'' spaces before the bullet and one after, like this: | ||
:[[Salt]] | :[[Salt]] • [[Pepper]] | ||
And if it line breaks it might break ''before'' the bullet, like this: | And if it line breaks it might break ''before'' the bullet, like this: | ||
:[[Salt]] | :[[Salt]] | ||
: | : • [[Pepper]] | ||
=== Technical details === | === Technical details === | ||
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