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For some books, authors can use three dots in the middle of a page to signify when a section ends and another begins without an explicit sextion header. This is demonstrated in the excerpt below:

Focusing on the three stars in the center of the page, I wonder how one can do something like that in LaTeX.

And to be more specific, where can I find options for different symbols? Previous questions look at certain packages. I am wondering if there is a repository of possibilities.

I have tried using a section{} command but it does not seem to be the best option.

Thank you!

sectioning positioning

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  This might be helpful: Placing a decorative separator in text
  
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  Is it natural that 3 dots is at the center of page? It should be in between ending of the curent section and the next section, right?
  
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  [dots] :P.
  
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For some books, authors can use three dots in the middle of a page to signify when a section ends and another begins without an explicit sextion header. This is demonstrated in the excerpt below:

Focusing on the three stars in the center of the page, I wonder how one can do something like that in LaTeX.

And to be more specific, where can I find options for different symbols? Previous questions look at certain packages. I am wondering if there is a repository of possibilities.

I have tried using a section{} command but it does not seem to be the best option.

Thank you!

sectioning positioning

share|improve this question

edited 9 hours ago

Jennifer

asked 9 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This might be helpful: Placing a decorative separator in text
  
  – barbara beeton
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Is it natural that 3 dots is at the center of page? It should be in between ending of the curent section and the next section, right?
  
  – Black Mild
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  [dots] :P.
  
  – manooooh
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

For some books, authors can use three dots in the middle of a page to signify when a section ends and another begins without an explicit sextion header. This is demonstrated in the excerpt below:

Focusing on the three stars in the center of the page, I wonder how one can do something like that in LaTeX.

And to be more specific, where can I find options for different symbols? Previous questions look at certain packages. I am wondering if there is a repository of possibilities.

I have tried using a section{} command but it does not seem to be the best option.

Thank you!

sectioning positioning

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I think you don't you need a machinery like TikZ for that:

documentclass{article}%

usepackage{lipsum} 

newcommand{threestars}{begin{center}$ {ast},{ast},{ast} $end{center}}



newcommand{varthreestars}{begin{center}begin{tabular}{c}$ast$\[-0.8ex] $astenspace ast $end{tabular}end{center}}



begin{document}



 lipsum[1]

 threestars

 lipsum[2]

 varthreestars

 lipsum[3]



end{document}

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edited 5 hours ago

answered 7 hours ago

BernardBernard

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  Since ast is a mathbin, simply saying $astastast$ gives three spaced-out asterisks… ;o)
  
  – GuM
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I know. I just thought they were a bit too much spaced (for my taste ;o))
  
  – Bernard
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

TikZ may help in this case.

documentclass[12pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=3cm]{geometry}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}

usepackage{lipsum}

begin{document}

lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{2mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path (a pt,0) node[scale=5,blue]{$cdots$};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{2mm}



lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{5mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path[every node/.style={star,draw,fill=magenta,star point ratio=2.5,scale=.5}] 

(a pt,0) node{}--+(0:1) node{}--+(180:1) node{};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{5mm}



lipsum[1-1]

end{document}

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I think you don't you need a machinery like TikZ for that:

documentclass{article}%

usepackage{lipsum} 

newcommand{threestars}{begin{center}$ {ast},{ast},{ast} $end{center}}



newcommand{varthreestars}{begin{center}begin{tabular}{c}$ast$\[-0.8ex] $astenspace ast $end{tabular}end{center}}



begin{document}



 lipsum[1]

 threestars

 lipsum[2]

 varthreestars

 lipsum[3]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 5 hours ago

answered 7 hours ago

BernardBernard

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Since ast is a mathbin, simply saying $astastast$ gives three spaced-out asterisks… ;o)
  
  – GuM
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I know. I just thought they were a bit too much spaced (for my taste ;o))
  
  – Bernard
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

I think you don't you need a machinery like TikZ for that:

documentclass{article}%

usepackage{lipsum} 

newcommand{threestars}{begin{center}$ {ast},{ast},{ast} $end{center}}



newcommand{varthreestars}{begin{center}begin{tabular}{c}$ast$\[-0.8ex] $astenspace ast $end{tabular}end{center}}



begin{document}



 lipsum[1]

 threestars

 lipsum[2]

 varthreestars

 lipsum[3]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 5 hours ago

answered 7 hours ago

BernardBernard

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Since ast is a mathbin, simply saying $astastast$ gives three spaced-out asterisks… ;o)
  
  – GuM
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I know. I just thought they were a bit too much spaced (for my taste ;o))
  
  – Bernard
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I think you don't you need a machinery like TikZ for that:

documentclass{article}%

usepackage{lipsum} 

newcommand{threestars}{begin{center}$ {ast},{ast},{ast} $end{center}}



newcommand{varthreestars}{begin{center}begin{tabular}{c}$ast$\[-0.8ex] $astenspace ast $end{tabular}end{center}}



begin{document}



 lipsum[1]

 threestars

 lipsum[2]

 varthreestars

 lipsum[3]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 5 hours ago

answered 7 hours ago

BernardBernard

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documentclass{article}%

usepackage{lipsum} 

newcommand{threestars}{begin{center}$ {ast},{ast},{ast} $end{center}}



newcommand{varthreestars}{begin{center}begin{tabular}{c}$ast$\[-0.8ex] $astenspace ast $end{tabular}end{center}}



begin{document}



 lipsum[1]

 threestars

 lipsum[2]

 varthreestars

 lipsum[3]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 5 hours ago

answered 7 hours ago

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2

TikZ may help in this case.

documentclass[12pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=3cm]{geometry}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}

usepackage{lipsum}

begin{document}

lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{2mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path (a pt,0) node[scale=5,blue]{$cdots$};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{2mm}



lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{5mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path[every node/.style={star,draw,fill=magenta,star point ratio=2.5,scale=.5}] 

(a pt,0) node{}--+(0:1) node{}--+(180:1) node{};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{5mm}



lipsum[1-1]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

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2

TikZ may help in this case.

documentclass[12pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=3cm]{geometry}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}

usepackage{lipsum}

begin{document}

lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{2mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path (a pt,0) node[scale=5,blue]{$cdots$};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{2mm}



lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{5mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path[every node/.style={star,draw,fill=magenta,star point ratio=2.5,scale=.5}] 

(a pt,0) node{}--+(0:1) node{}--+(180:1) node{};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{5mm}



lipsum[1-1]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

Black MildBlack Mild

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TikZ may help in this case.

documentclass[12pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=3cm]{geometry}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}

usepackage{lipsum}

begin{document}

lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{2mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path (a pt,0) node[scale=5,blue]{$cdots$};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{2mm}



lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{5mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path[every node/.style={star,draw,fill=magenta,star point ratio=2.5,scale=.5}] 

(a pt,0) node{}--+(0:1) node{}--+(180:1) node{};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{5mm}



lipsum[1-1]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

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documentclass[12pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=3cm]{geometry}

usepackage{tikz}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}

usepackage{lipsum}

begin{document}

lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{2mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path (a pt,0) node[scale=5,blue]{$cdots$};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{2mm}



lipsum[1-1]

vspace*{5mm}



noindentbegin{tikzpicture}

pgfmathsetmacro{a}{textwidth/2} 

path (0,0); % move pen to (0,0) left most of the text

path[every node/.style={star,draw,fill=magenta,star point ratio=2.5,scale=.5}] 

(a pt,0) node{}--+(0:1) node{}--+(180:1) node{};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace*{5mm}



lipsum[1-1]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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