(…)
Also called drama dots.
A single character, not . . . (period space period space period).
Indicates missing text.
Preceded and followed by a single space: x … y
At the end of a sentence, or when used in conjunction with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark, the preceding space is dropped.
x…. Y (end of sentence, 4 dots total)
x…?
Rarely used: x,… y or x…, y
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Part of a series on punctuation.