tips Breaking a Domain Hyperlink with a "One Dot Leader"

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I wanted to share a tip that I use every day when I would like a domain name to look physically appealing, as a domain name, yet not automatically become a hyperlink in many places.

The name of this character is "One Dot Leader" (U+2024) and it is a Unicode character; also referred to as a graphical character.

I personally use the One Dot Leader Unicode on Twitter in place of the standard period when I make announcements of domain names being sold/acquired in tweets but wish not to have that domain name become a hyperlink. I had long paid attention to the fact that I did not wish to make every domain name that I talked about a hyperlink but never really paid close attention to the appearance during the process of stopping the hyperlink. Since most of the newly acquired domain names I announce do not resolve yet, since they were just purchased, the hyperlink is useless...

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On Windows, you can also use alt codes*, such as Alt+250 or Alt+0183, to type:

• Example·com using Alt+250
• Example·com using Alt+0183

On Mac, use the Option key instead of the Alt key.

These don't look quite as good as the ONE DOT LEADER, but they are a lot faster and easier to enter if you memorize the number 250 or 0183.

For comparison:

• Example.com (standard; full stop)
• Example․com (leader)
• Example·com (250)
• Example·com (0183)

* Enter the number using your numeric keypad. You may need to press your [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Num_Lock']Num Lock[/URL] key once before it will work.