0x2024

0x2024 commonly refers to the hexadecimal code point for the Unicode character U+2024, which is named ONE DOT LEADER. The 0x prefix signals hex notation used in programming, so 0x2024 is a way to reference the code point in source code and data formats. The character is part of the Unicode General Punctuation block.

ONE DOT LEADER is a typographic punctuation mark consisting of a single dot used as a leader to fill horizontal space between items. It is one of several leader characters, alongside U+2025 (TWO DOT LEADER) and U+2026 (ellipsis), and is often employed to guide the reader’s eye in lists, tables of contents, or forms where alignment is required. In practice, it is less common in everyday prose, but it appears in typographic and technical contexts where precise alignment is needed.

Encoding and representation: In Unicode, the symbol is U+2024. In UTF-8 it is encoded as the three bytes E2 80 A4; in UTF-16 it is 0x2024. In text and markup, it can be represented as a numeric character reference such as ․ or, in languages that support Unicode escapes, as \u2024 or \x2024 depending on syntax. In HTML and other contexts, the exact rendering depends on the font, and some fonts may render it as a single dot or a small glyph that functions as a leader.

See also: Unicode general punctuation, U+2025 (TWO DOT LEADER), U+2026 (ellipsis).