# \centerdot

The ⋅ symbol (Dot operator, U+22C5), written as \centerdot in LaTeX math mode.

https://texform.dev/latex/symbols/centerdot

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Topic | [Binary operators](https://texform.dev/latex/topics/binary-operators) |
| Packages | ams |
| Allowed mode | math |
| Glyph | ⋅ |
| Unicode | U+22C5 DOT OPERATOR |
| Delimiter | No |

## Syntax

```latex
\centerdot
```

Takes no arguments.

## Usage frequency

<0.01% of formulas in the measured corpus contain this entry, rank 228 of 474 entries with frequency data.

## In TeXForm

TeXForm parses this entry as a character leaf mapped to U+22C5 (DOT OPERATOR).

### [ams/centerdot-to-cdot](https://texform.dev/rules/ams/centerdot-to-cdot)

Normalize AMS centerdot to the base cdot character for corpus form.

Level: faithful. Fidelity: render.

```latex
\centerdot
```

→

```latex
\cdot
```

```latex
A \centerdot B
```

→

```latex
A \cdot B
```