8226

8226 is the decimal designation for the bullet character in the Unicode standard. Its character name is BULLET, and its code point is U+2022. It is a typographic symbol commonly used to introduce items in unordered lists and to mark items in various forms of text.

Encoding and representations: In Unicode, 8226 corresponds to U+2022. In UTF-8, its byte sequence is E2 80 A2. In HTML, the bullet can be written as • or as the named entity •. In common legacy encodings, such as Windows-1252, the bullet is assigned to 0x95. The symbol is a graphical character rather than a control character and is widely supported across fonts and platforms.

Usage and typographic notes: The bullet serves as a marker for unordered lists in many writing systems and document formats. Its appearance depends on the font and rendering size, and different fonts may depict it as a small solid circle, a disc, or other stylistic variants. While primarily a visual marker, in accessible contexts it is part of the list structure rather than conveying semantic content beyond list itemization. Some typographic styles use alternative bullets or decorative variants for emphasis or design purposes.

See also: Unicode bullet, U+2022, bullet point, list markup, typographic symbol.