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| U+25CC ◌DOTTED CIRCLE |
InUnicode, thedotted circle (◌) is a non-significant typographic character used to illustrate the effect of acombining mark, such as adiacritic mark.[1][citation needed] It can also be used to indicate a spot where a character is supposed to be, but it is rarely used for other purposes.[clarification needed]
A Unicodecombining mark combines with a preceding character. When used as stand-alone, it would combine unintentionally with a preceding character (possibly a space):
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Using the generic dotted circle character also shows the relative positioning of the diacritic.[citation needed]
Combining characters are shown with a dotted circle. […] the relative position of the dotted circle indicates an […] approximate location of the base character in relation to the combining mark. […]
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