<p>When I read manga, I sometimes stumble on speech bubbles like the one below. What does it mean? I have never seen something like this in other comics or graphic novels.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zh2dUm.jpg" alt="&quot;......&quot; [vertically] / &quot;Ryner&quot;"></p>

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2014-04-18T11:08:47.807Z
Those seem to be [ellipsis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis) to me... Except that they appear vertically because Japanese write vertically.
JNat
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What do vertical dots in a speech bubble mean?
# What do vertical dots in a speech bubble mean?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-04-18
When I read manga, I sometimes stumble on speech bubbles like the one below. What does it mean? I have never seen something like this in other comics or graphic novels.

![](https://i.sstatic.net/zh2dUm.jpg)
**Tags:** japanese-language manga-production
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Those seem to be [ellipsis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis) to me... Except that they appear vertically because Japanese write vertically.  
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