vertically centered dot

Question

I want to have a function name (like g(.)) and I do this in this ways:

$g \left( . \right)$
$g(.)$

But in either way, the dot "." seems a little lower than it is better to be. I am wondering if there is another way to have this output? (this may seem so basic but when I saw that writing three consecutive dots has its own command, I doubted may be I am doing it wrong)

I changed the title to better match the question. I hope the new title fits with your intention. — Caramdir, Dec 17 '10 at 17:52
The Wikipedia page for Interpunct contains some helpful LaTeX commands. — Sebastian Simon, Feb 04 '19 at 12:38

score 70 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 18 '10 at 10:37

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Use \cdot for a single vertically centred dot.

edited Dec 18 '10 at 10:37

TH.

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answered Dec 17 '10 at 16:51

score 35 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '15 at 19:20

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In text (non-mathematical) context, the symbol you may be looking for is \textbullet. I mention this here because people Google-searching for this answer will likely find this page is result #2, as I did, with no more relevant results above it.

answered Oct 23 '15 at 19:20

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Thanks. since no context is defined in the question, actually this should be the answer ;) – Yasser Sobhdel Oct 25 '15 at 08:56
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\textbullet (in text mode) and \cdot (in math mode) look pretty different; the former is much heavier. If you want a light dot, one option is just to write $\cdot$, of course. Alternatively, maybe look here or here. Interpunct on Wikipedia maybe also useful for tracking down the symbol you want. – Jess Riedel Jun 08 '23 at 01:45

score 24 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 17 '10 at 18:31

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You can use \mathord{\cdot} for a centered dot with symbol-like (rather than binary operation-like) spacing.

answered Dec 17 '10 at 18:31

Matthew Leingang

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