The Alt code worth memorizing
The standard bullet • has a genuine keyboard shortcut on Windows: Alt+0149 on the numeric keypad. On Mac it's Option+8 — one of the few symbols with easy shortcuts on both systems. Everything else on this page is a copy-paste job, which is exactly what the grids are for.
Building lists where lists don't exist
Instagram bios, tweet threads, YouTube descriptions, and dating profiles all lack list formatting — a leading bullet plus a line break fakes it perfectly. Convention: • for top-level, ◦ or ‣ for sub-items, ↳ for replies/nesting. Keep one style per list; mixed bullets read as accident rather than design. For emphasis-forward lists, ➤ doubles as bullet and arrow — see our arrow collection.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type a bullet point on Windows and Mac?
Windows: Alt+0149 (numeric keypad). Mac: Option+8. Phones: long-press the hyphen on some keyboards, or copy from this page — which also covers every non-standard bullet.
How do I add bullet points to an Instagram bio?
Write the bio in your notes app with • starting each line (copy it from here), then paste the whole thing into Instagram. Line breaks paste correctly even though the bio editor makes them hard to type.
What's the difference between • · and ∙?
Size and purpose: • is the standard list bullet, · is an interpunct (word separator, as in 'san·ser·if'), ∙ is a math operator. They look similar but space differently — use • for lists.
Why do my bullets become dashes when pasted?
Some plain-text fields normalize or strip characters they don't recognize. The core set (• ◦ ▪ ‣) survives virtually everywhere; ornate bullets occasionally get simplified by aggressive sanitizers.