full stop

Summary

full stop is a punctuation mark^[1]. It draws 3,850 Wikipedia views per month (punctuation_mark category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• full stop's instance of is recorded as punctuation mark^[3].
• full stop's instance of is recorded as terminal punctuation^[4].
• full stop is part of ellipsis^[5].
• full stop is part of colon^[6].
• full stop is used for radix character^[7].
• full stop is used for scope resolution operator^[8].
• full stop is used for decimal separator^[9].
• full stop's Commons category is recorded as Period (punctuation)^[10].
• full stop's depicted by is recorded as ．^[11].
• full stop's depicted by is recorded as ﹒^[12].
• full stop's depicted by is recorded as .^[13].
• full stop's depicted by is recorded as 。^[14].
• full stop's different from is recorded as Kropka^[15].
• full stop's derivative work is recorded as Morse dot^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include punctuation mark^[3] and terminal punctuation^[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include radix character^[7], scope resolution operator^[8], and decimal separator^[9]. Part of include ellipsis^[5], an intra-word punctuation mark^[17] and colon^[6].

Why It Matters

full stop draws 3,850 Wikipedia views per month (punctuation_mark category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]