  On modern satellite observations of the Sun in the continuum with high
spatial resolution, as well as on high-quality ground observations, a large
number of small dark areas can be observed. These regions have no penumbra,
have a contrast of up to 20% and are similar to solar pores. The characteristic
area of such structures is $0.3\div5\ \mu$hm or $0.5\div5$ Mm. The number of
such points in one image can be several hundred. The nature of such formations
remains unclear.
  We have performed the selection of dark regions with a contrast of at least
3% of the level of the quiet Sun on the SDO/HMI observational data in the
continuum for 2010-2020. We have studied the properties of "dark points,
including the change with the cycle of activity, area distribution and
contrast. We also compared such structures with the intensity of the magnetic
field. We found that the number of dark dots with an area of less than 5 mhm,
in which the magnetic field is not significant and is less than |B|<30 G, is
from 60 to 80% of the total number of structures of this size. This means that
these objects are not associated with magnetic activity. The existence of such
structures can significantly affect the calculations of the sunspot index,
since they can be mistaken as pores.
