Did you know that the dot over the letter "i" is called a "tittle"?

 

The dot over the letter "i" is called a "tittle". The word "tittle" comes from the Latin word "titulus", which means "mark" or "sign". The tittle is a small distinguishing mark that helps to differentiate the letter "i" from other letters that look similar, such as the letter "j".

The tittle was first used in Latin manuscripts in the 11th century. It was originally a larger mark, but it was reduced to a small dot when Roman-style typefaces were introduced in the late 1400s.

The tittle is not used in all alphabets. In some alphabets, the letter "i" is simply a straight line, without a dot. However, in most alphabets, the tittle is an essential part of the letter "i".

The tittle has also come to be used in other contexts, such as in the phrase "to a tittle", which means "exactly" or "precisely". This phrase is thought to be derived from the fact that the tittle is a small, exacting mark