How to insert latex dot without new line

Im trying to add a dot like • for a dot product but it always ends up acting like a bullet point creating a new line. I've tried \cdot and \bullet. I think its being treated as a bullet because I'm doing it inside an itemized list. Is there a way to make it just as a dot?

3 Answers

Have you tried :

$\bullet$ 

Try \cdot in math mode. It is a good way to indicate multiplication:

 \documentclass{article} \begin{document} Here is a product: $a \cdot b$. \end{document} 

Note that the dollar symbol represents the math mode.

just had the same problem...

Math mode $...$ is not essential for this:

\documentclass{minimal} \begin{document} \noindent Here's an example with $\bullet$ math mode \newline And here one in \textbullet text only \newline Although you may want to give the last \textbullet \ more spacing \end{document} 

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