\cdot not working in moderncv

Question

If I try to use \cdot in my .tex document (moderncv) then I'm getting error like this:

! Missing $ inserted.
(inserted text)
                $
here_it_gives_line_number_and_hint

This line have this structure:

\tlcventry[orange]{year}{0}{DESC_1}{\href{http://DESC_1}{DESC_1} \cdot \href{http://DESC_1}{DESC_1}}{DESC_1}{ \scriptsize{\underline{\textbf{DESC_1}}} }{DESC_COMMENT}

When I remove \cdot from it, then my document compiles sucessfully.

Answer 1

The command \cdot works only in mathmode so type $\cdot$. By the way the error message gave you the correct hint.

\tlcventry[orange]{year}{0}{DESC_1}{\href{http://DESC_1}{DESC_1}$\cdot$ \href{http://DESC_1}{DESC_1}}{DESC_1}{ \scriptsize{\underline{\textbf{DESC_1}}} }{DESC_COMMENT}

Answer 2

As others have said, \cdot only works in math mode, so you can write $\cdot$.

However, a more elegant solution in my opinion is to use \textbullet, which is the equivalent of \cdot but for text mode.