.dot
2 claimants
1 primary
1 secondary
unambiguous primary
SWH popularity
From the SWH-MSR-ARV dataset (Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz, MSR 2025; file nb_extensions_alphanum.csv) — one row per (ext, year) in the full SWH archive. Case-aggregated. citation.
5.0M
total occurrences
1.5M
since 2019 (29.0%)
1970–2023
years active
Case variants in archive: .dot (5.0M), .DOT (995), .doT (107), .Dot (65), .dOt (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to Graphviz (DOT); Graphviz (DOT) as primary by 2 authoritative claims.
Authoritative sources: ✓ Linguist △ Pygments · secondary ✓ Wikidata · Q3596392 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (4)
Languages that list
.dot among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Graphviz (DOT) | linguist | primary |
| Graphviz (DOT) | wikidata | primary |
| DOT | pygments | secondary |
| Graphviz (DOT) | pygments | secondary |
Wikidata says… (3)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.dot on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOT language Q900927 file format for Graphviz graphs | file format; data description language | — | text/vnd.graphviz | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| DOT language file format Q129486038 file format | file format | — | text/vnd.graphviz; text/x-graphviz | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Microsoft Word document template Q3596392 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .dot in our local mirror yet.