Dot above the letters i and j

Is there a name for the Dot above the letters i and j?


The dot is just called Superscript Dot. It was added to the letter i in the Middle Ages to distinguish the letter (in manuscripts) from adjacent vertical strokes in such letters as u, m and n. J is a variant form of i which emerged at this time and subsequently became a separate letter.





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