4 dots in a text (2024)

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What does 4 dots in a text mean? ›

Some thoughts on ellipses are coming… Ellipsis points are periods in groups of usually three, or sometimes four. They signal either that something has been omitted from quoted text, or that a speaker or writer has paused or trailed off in speech or thought.

Use a four‐dot ellipsis if you are omitting the last part of a quoted sentence that ends in a period, but the remaining words are still a complete thought. The first dot comes immediately after the sentence and functions as a period. The following three dots are spaced and indicate that material has been omitted.

Those 4 dots at the end of a sentence are called an “ellipsis”. It is a form of punctuation indicating either an omission of words, unintelligible speaking, or a pause before the next phrase or sentence. From the Greek “leave out, fall short”.

The ellipsis ... (/əˈlɪpsɪs/; also known informally as dot dot dot) is a series of dots that indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning. The plural is ellipses.

What does a person mean when they put three dots after a word in a message, e.g. "okay …"? The three dots in written texts, are called an ellipsis (…) It indicates a “pause”.

But if you want to really impress your grammar-freak friends, try the four-dot ellipsis on for size. This elusive punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence, often in dialogue, when it follows a grammatically complete sentence. It usually indicates that you're omitting a sentence and skipping to the next.

1. He's flirting. Ellipses are an effective way to let the person you're speaking with fill in the blank. If a guy who's chatting you up follows a text like “I've been thinking about you…” with those 3 tiny dots, he's inviting you to use your imagination to figure out what exactly he's thinking about you.

Four dots in Morse code means the letter H. It does not mean the number four. Four dots and a dash means the number four.

How many dots are in an ellipsis? The answer is three, unless the omitted material includes the end of a sentence. You can think of that as a three-dot ellipsis plus the period at the end of the sentence.

Notice that when using an ellipsis at the end of a sentence you must place a period after the ellipsis. When using a parenthetical notation at the end of a sentence, with an ellipsis, place a period after the citation. For example: “. . . and not wait till they constitute a majority of one . . .” (Thoreau 20).

What are the dots called when writing time? ›

A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, or a quoted sentence. It is also used between hours and minutes in time, between certain elements in medical journal citations, between chapter and verse in Bible citations, and, in the US, for salutations in business letters and other formal letter writing.

Ellipses are used to express an unfinished thought (e.g., "There's just something about that cat . . .").

An ellipsis (...) is a set of three periods that indicates the omission of words from quoted material or can be used to show a pause in a conversation.

Ellipses are an effective way to let the person you're speaking with fill in the blank. If a guy who's chatting you up follows a text like “I've been thinking about you…” with those 3 tiny dots, he's inviting you to use your imagination to figure out what exactly he's thinking about you.

An ellipsis ( ... ) consists of three evenly spaced periods and is used to indicate the omission of words or suggest an incomplete thought.

Originally Answered: What do 5 dots mean in texting? As for the meaning of the five dots: it's called an ellipsis, the meaning it as an “An omission of a word, or sentencing without altering its meaning.”