Monday, January 17, 2011

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.


Technically any sign, such as the Spanish tilde (same origin) or the French accents or German Umlauts, part of a letter can be considered a tittle. The dot is therefore a tittle, although a tittle is not necessarily that dot.

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