How do I type the ‥ two dot leader symbol?

On Windows, type 2025 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2025. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ‥?

Two Dot Leader is U+2025, written in HTML as &nldr; and in LaTeX as \enleadertwodots. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

Will ‥ survive being pasted anywhere?

Not always. Two Dot Leader is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with ... Use it for display, not where text is normalised.

U+2025 · Other punctuation

HTML entity

&nldr;

LaTeX

\enleadertwodots

Two Dot Leader Symbol ‥

‥ is two dot leader, U+2025. Unicode records it as a compatibility form of .. (compat form). It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other punctuation.

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2025`
HTML hex	`‥`
HTML decimal	`‥`
CSS	`\2025`
JavaScript	`\u{2025}`
Python	`\U00002025`
Java / C#	`\u2025`
Rust	`\u{2025}`
Swift	`\u{2025}`
PHP	`\u{2025}`
URL encoded	`%E2%80%A5`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 80 A5`
UTF-16 bytes	`2025`
Base64	`4oCl`
Decimal	`8229`
HTML entity	`&nldr;`
LaTeX	`\enleadertwodots`
Decomposes to	.. (compat form)
Category	Other punctuation (Po)
Introduced	Unicode 1.1

Will ‥ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC — search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers — rewrites ‥ as ... Safe for display, not for storage.
Legacy encodings. ‥ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Nearby in General Punctuation

The typographic marks that word processors quietly substitute for their ASCII lookalikes — real quotation marks, en and em dashes, the ellipsis. It also holds the invisible characters: zero-width spaces, joiners and directional marks that do work without drawing anything.

All 71 characters in General Punctuation →

How to type ‥

Windows	Type `2025` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “two dot leader”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2025`, press `Enter`
HTML	`&nldr;`

About Unicode’s Other punctuation category

Unicode files this under "other punctuation", the category for marks that are not brackets, dashes or quotes.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ‥ two dot leader symbol?: On Windows, type 2025 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2025. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ‥?: Two Dot Leader is U+2025, written in HTML as &nldr; and in LaTeX as \enleadertwodots. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
Will ‥ survive being pasted anywhere?: Not always. Two Dot Leader is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with ... Use it for display, not where text is normalised.