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This is the bold middot template, it looks like this " &middot; ".

It works similarly to the html+wiki markup sequence " ". That is, a non-breaking space, a bolded middot and a normal space. However this template includes some extra code that makes it behave slightly better than the html markup sequence.

redirects here and can be used as alternative name for this template.

This template is usually used for dotted lists, such as for link lists in navigation boxes. (For lists that has a font-size 80% or less of normal font-size, the bold middot "&middot;" becomes too small. Then use the bullet "&bull;" instead.)

This template is used when you want something smaller than a bullet "&bull;", ndash "–" or mdash "&mdash;".

Normal usage
The recommended usage is to use no space before the template and one space after the template, like this: Salt Pepper

It will render one space on each side of the dot, like this:
 * Salt &middot; Pepper

If it line breaks then the line break will come after the dot, not before, like this:
 * Salt &middot;
 * Pepper

For long dotted lists each list item can be put on its own line, with no spaces between each item and the template. Like this: Salt Pepper Curry Saffron

(It doesn't matter if there are no or some spaces at the end of the lines, after the templates.)

As before it will render one space on each side of the dots, like this:
 * Salt &middot; Pepper &middot; Curry &middot; Saffron

And if it line breaks then the line break will come after one of the dots, not before, like this:
 * Salt &middot; Pepper &middot;
 * Curry &middot; Saffron

Incorrect usage
If the template is used slightly wrong it will in most cases still behave well. For instance if there are no or several spaces after the template. Like these examples:

SaltPepper Salt  Pepper

Both of them will render exactly as before, with just one space on each side of the dot, like this:
 * Salt &middot; Pepper

And it will still only line break after the dot, like this:
 * Salt &middot;
 * Pepper

But putting one or more spaces before the template can cause problems, like these examples: Salt Pepper Salt  Pepper Salt Pepper Salt     Pepper

Then it will still only render just one space on each side of the dot, like this:
 * Salt &middot; Pepper

But if it line breaks it might break before the dot, like this:
 * Salt
 * &middot; Pepper

Technical details
The space before the dot is a "non-wrapping" but "collapsing" space. That means it will not line break, but it will collapse together with normal spaces that come before the template to form one single space. It is not simply a  since that one will not collapse.

The space after the dot is a normal space. That is it wraps and it collapses.