# Les points de suspension à la fin d'un titre sont supprimés

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [Mars 5, 2019, 1:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735 "2019-03-05T13:06:23Z")
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### Author: ![lutin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lutin/32/213651_2.png) [@lutin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lutin)
#### Post date: [Mars 5, 2019, 1:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/1 "2019-03-05T13:06:24Z")

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Hello,

Most people use `...` (dot dot dot) instead of `…` (the proper ellipsis mark), but dots are automatically removed at the end of a title.  
Would that be possible to implement a specific case so that “dot dot dot” in titles are no longer removed (or even better: automatically replaced by ellipsis) ?

Cheers

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [Mars 5, 2019, 3:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/2 "2019-03-05T15:58:11Z")

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> [@lutin](#):
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> Would that be possible to implement a specific case so that “dot dot dot” in titles are no longer removed (or even better: automatically replaced by ellipsis) ?

While not specifically for an ellipsis, we do have the `title prettify` setting, which when disabled would allow for `...` (it would also enable other things in titles like all caps and `!!!!` or `????` so you’d want to keep an eye out for bad titles)

You’d likely need a plugin if you wanted to check for `...` and replace it with ` …`

Are you running into titles that should have an ellipsis quite often? Our reasoning was that there isn’t much of a difference between

`I'm not sure how to write a good title...`

and

`I'm not sure how to write a good title`

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### Author: ![lutin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lutin/32/213651_2.png) [@lutin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lutin)
#### Post date: [Mars 5, 2019, 4:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/3 "2019-03-05T16:54:51Z")

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Thank you for your answer.

I agree that a full stop makes no difference at the end of a title (and is not used, as a general rule, at the end of titles, headings or captions).  
Conversely, ellipsis has several meanings and will definitely make a difference if present:  
`I sell a bike, a pair of skis,` (slightly weird, is there something missing? And why merging these two items in a single topic?)  
`I sell a bike, a pair of skis, ...` (ok, probably selling all my sports gear, there are plenty of things and I write a single message for everything, that makes sense).

I think there are quite a lot of examples, where ellipsis has an unfinished thought meaning, where a title would completely lost its meaning if ellipsis is absent:  
`This software is not the most user friendly one, but`  
`This software is not the most user friendly one, but...`

To my point of view, it would clearly be an improvement to the actual `title prettify` settings to allow this specific punctuation.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Mars 5, 2019, 5:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/4 "2019-03-05T17:21:34Z")

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This will not be happening. If you want that odd case, disable the rule.

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### Author: ![lutin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lutin/32/213651_2.png) [@lutin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lutin)
#### Post date: [Mars 5, 2019, 6:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/5 "2019-03-05T18:15:26Z")

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i will rather tune it so that it behaves exactly the way i want.  
Thanks for your help

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### Author: ![jidanni](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jidanni/32/291938_2.png) [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)
#### Post date: [Août 14, 2023, 9:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/6 "2023-08-14T21:40:12Z")

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Si à la fin du titre d’un nouveau message, l’utilisateur ajoute trois points ASCII, ils seront silencieusement supprimés, modifiant le sens du titre de l’utilisateur.

Il pourrait ne jamais remarquer ce qui s’est passé.

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [Août 14, 2023, 9:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/7 "2023-08-14T21:45:06Z")

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Nous préférons que les titres soient descriptifs, donc se terminer par des points de suspension n’est généralement pas souhaitable.

Cela vient de `title prettify` :

 ![title prettify](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/b/6/0b6581a15a4b064b1d9c08ac804b553e6ab84177.png)

Et, juste pour information, vous avez tendance à désigner tous les utilisateurs par « il ». Si vous pouviez être moins genré/peut-être ne pas utiliser la troisième personne si fréquemment, ce serait très apprécié. 🙏

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### Author: ![jidanni](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jidanni/32/291938_2.png) [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)
#### Post date: [Août 15, 2023, 2:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/8 "2023-08-15T14:43:57Z")

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Eh bien, je suppose que cela signifie simplement que nous devrons tous utiliser ce caractère Unicode « … ».

Mais je vous dis que trois points, c’est différent d’une période supplémentaire accidentelle, voire de deux points.

Sinon, autant supprimer « ? », « ! » et autres ponctuations significatives.

> **[Ellipsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis)**
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> The ellipsis (/əˈlɪpsɪs/, plural ellipses; from Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, lit. 'leave out'), rendered ..., also known as suspension points: 19  dots, points: 19  periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points,: 19  or colloquially, dot-dot-dot, is a punctuation mark consisting of a series of three dots. An ellipsis can be used in many ways, such as for intentional omission of text or numbers, to imply a concept without using words, or to mark a pause in speech. Style gui Opinions differ on...

> **[Aposiopesis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aposiopesis)**
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> Aposiopesis (/ˌæpəsaɪ.əˈpiːsɪs/; Classical Greek: ἀποσιώπησις, "becoming silent") is a figure of speech wherein a sentence is deliberately broken off and left unfinished, the ending to be supplied by the imagination, giving an impression of unwillingness or inability to continue. An example would be the threat "Get out, or else—!" This device often portrays its users as overcome with passion (fear, anger, excitement) or modesty. To mark the occurrence of aposiopesis with punctuation, an em-ru Ia...

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [Août 15, 2023, 2:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/9 "2023-08-15T14:49:34Z")

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J’ai repéré celui-ci dans les Sujets similaires, je vais donc les combiner. 👍

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#### Post date: [Novembre 24, 2025, 12:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/10 "2025-11-24T12:48:47Z")

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Je suis tombé sur ceci aujourd’hui en publiant sur notre forum interne.

J’essayais de faire valoir que notre produit utilise à l’excès les points de suspension avec un titre comme :

> Utilisation excessive de…

Ce qui s’est transformé en

> Utilisation excessive de

Encore et encore et encore. 😠

Ce qui a finalement fonctionné était

> Utilisation excessive de . . . .

(J’ai dû en utiliser 4 car le dernier a été automatiquement supprimé 🫠)

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [Novembre 24, 2025, 8:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/11 "2025-11-24T20:33:15Z")

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Je pense que pour une utilisation occasionnelle, vous pouvez utiliser la solution de contournement de Jidanni et copier-coller le caractère :

> [@jidanni](#):
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> Eh bien, je suppose que cela signifiera simplement que nous devrons tous utiliser ce caractère Unicode « … ».

Bien que lorsque j’utilise mon téléphone pour créer un sujet et que je le titre avec `Over-use of…` (en tapant les 3 points séparément), il le convertit également en points de suspension fonctionnels/visibles. Je ne sais pas si tous les téléphones font cette conversion, mais cela pourrait être une autre façon de contourner la restriction.

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### Author: ![patrickemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/patrickemin/32/520162_2.png) [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)
#### Post date: [Décembre 12, 2025, 9:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-dot-dot-dot-at-the-end-of-a-title-is-removed/110735/12 "2025-12-12T21:38:44Z")

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> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> titre joliment formaté

Bien sûr, l’ellipse n’est pas une faute de frappe et fait partie intégrante d’un langage. J’aimerais que le paramètre « titre joliment formaté » ne corrige pas cela, car ce n’est pas une erreur… 😉
