Open the Bullets and Numbering dialog and select the Outline tab. Look at the preview of the two outline formats:
- 2nd format in the 1st row: Level 5
- 4th format in the 2nd row: Level 3
In both cases, the bullet character is followed by a character (suffix). The user interface does not allow editing it in the dialog box or display it in the actual list.
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Hence the question as in this topic title: what is it for?