tigatitik

Tigatitik is the Indonesian term for the ellipsis, a punctuation mark used to indicate omitted text, a pause, or unfinished thought. The term is a compound of tiga (three) and titik (dot). In practice, tigatitik is realized as either three consecutive periods or as a single ellipsis character (… in Unicode).

Usage: It appears to indicate omitted material in quotations, trailing off in dialogue, or an intentional pause; in narrative, it can imply uncertainty or hesitation. Style guides vary: some prefer the single ellipsis character, others three periods; spacing around the mark also varies by publisher and language conventions. In Indonesian texts, there may be rules about spacing before and after the ellipsis depending on the target style.

Origins and usage context: The ellipsis has a long typographic history in many languages; the Indonesian term tigatitik is used in Indonesian linguistic and editorial contexts to describe this concept. It is not a separate symbol in Unicode beyond the ellipsis character, but rather a label for this common punctuation function within Indonesian writing.

See also: Ellipsis, Indonesian typography, Punctuation.