bullet point

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bullet point

noun bullet points · bullet-point · bulletpoint

  1. The symbol, typically a solid circle, that marks each item in a bulleted list. Bullet points don't have to be just round dots—you can use any small symbol to start off your line. Hyphens are popular, as are check marks and arrows.
  2. An item in a bulleted list. Bullet points should be short phrases that are parallel.

    Similar: bullet, dot point

  3. usually A succinct statement of the kind that might appear in a bulleted list. Panic is immune to debate, to analysis, to earnest and cognitively therapeutic bullet points.

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noun symbol that marks each item in a bullet list

Españolviñeta, punto enumerativo, punto numerador
한국어불릿 bullit
日本語ビュレット byuretto
Françaispuce
DeutschBlickfangpunkt, Bulletpoint
Русскийма́ркер спи́ска márker spíska, бу́ллит búllit, бу́ллет búllet, бу́лит búlit

noun item of a bullet list

Españolpunto, punto enumerado, punto numerado
中文項目符號 /项目符号 xiàngmù fúhào
DeutschGliederungspunkt, Aufzählungspunkt, Stichpunkt, Bulletpoint
Italianopunto elenco

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@misc{bullet_point_2026,
  title = {bullet point},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bullet%20point},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}