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| x Apostrophe |
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The apostrophe ( ’ or ' ) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritic mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet or certain other alphabets. In English it has two main functions: it marks the omission of one or more letters (as in doesn't...
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| x Bracket |
Brackets are punctuation marks used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text. In the United States, "bracket" sometimes refers specifically to the square or box type.
There are four main types of brackets:
The angle bracket was the...
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| x Colon |
The colon (:) is a punctuation mark, consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line.
As with many other punctuation marks, the usage of colon varies among languages and, for a given language, among historical periods. As a...
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| x Comma |
The comma ( , ) is a punctuation mark. It has the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark in many typefaces, but it differs from them in being placed on the baseline of the text. Some typefaces render it as a small line,...
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| x Dash |
A dash is a punctuation mark. It is similar in appearance to a hyphen, but longer and used differently. The most common versions of the dash are the en dash (–) and the em dash (—).
There are several forms of dash, of which the most common are:
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| x Ellipsis |
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Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from the Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission") is a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in...
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| x Exclamation mark |
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An exclamation mark or exclamation point (!), colloquially often bang, is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, and often marks the end of a sentence.
The exclamation mark...
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| x Full stop |
A full stop or period (.) (sometimes stop, full point, or dot) is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of sentences in English and many other languages. A full stop consists of a small dot placed at the end of a line of text.
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| x Guillemets |
Guillemets (pronounced /ˈɡɪləmɛt/, or /ɡiːəˈmeɪ/ after French [ɡij(ə)mɛ]), also called angle quotes, are line segments, pointed as if arrows (« or »), sometimes forming a complementary set of punctuation marks used as a form of quotation mark. The...
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| x Hyphen |
The hyphen ( ‐ ) is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. It is often confused with dashes ( –, —, ― ), which are longer and have different uses, and with the minus sign ( − ) which is also longer. The use...
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| x Question mark |
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In the English language, the question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, interrogation mark, question point, query, or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the period at the end of an interrogative sentence. It can also be used...
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| x Quotation mark |
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Quotation marks or inverted commas (informally referred to as quotes and speech marks) are punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech, a quotation, a phrase, or a word. They come as a pair of opening and closing marks in either of two styles:...
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| x Semicolon |
A semicolon ( ; ) is a conventional punctuation mark with several uses, mainly for pauses in sentences and breaks in lists. The Italian printer Aldus Manutius the Elder established the practice of using the semicolon mark to separate words of...
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| x Slash |
The sign "/" is a punctuation mark called a slash or forward slash in American English or stroke in UK English. Other terms used include virgule, diagonal, right-leaning stroke, oblique dash, slant, separatrix, scratch comma, slaok, over, slak, or...
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| x Solidus |
The solidus ( ⁄ ) is a punctuation mark that is not found on standard keyboards. It may also be called a shilling mark or in-line fraction bar or a forward-slash. Its Unicode encoding is U+2044.
The solidus is similar to another punctuation mark,...
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| x Space |
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In writing, a space ( ) is a blank area devoid of content, serving to separate words, letters, numbers, and punctuation. Conventions for interword and intersentence spaces vary among languages, and in some cases the spacing rules are quite complex....
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| x Interpunct |
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An interpunct ( · )—also called an interpoint—is a small dot used for interword separation in ancient Latin script.
The dot is vertically centered, e.g. "DONA·EIS·REQVIEM", and is therefore also called a middle dot or centered dot. In addition to...
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| x Ampersand |
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An ampersand (&) is a logogram representing the conjunction word "and".
The symbol is a ligature of the letters in et, Latin for "and". Its origin is apparent in the images shown below.
The word ampersand is a corruption of the phrase "and per se...
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| x At sign |
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The typographic character @, called the at sign or at symbol, is an abbreviation of the word at or the phrase at the rate of in accounting and commercial invoices, e.g. "7 widgets @ $2 = $14". Other names for the symbol—such as an asperand and a...
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| x Asterisk |
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An asterisk (*) (Latin asteriscum "little star", from Greek ἀστερίσκος) is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often pronounce it as star (as,...
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| x Backslash |
The backslash ( \ ) is a typographical mark (glyph) used chiefly in computing. It was first introduced to computers in 1960 by Bob Bemer. Sometimes called a reverse solidus, oblique or a slosh, it is the mirror image of the common slash.
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| x Bullet |
In typography, a bullet is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list. For example:
It is likely that the name originated from the resemblance of the traditional circular bullet symbol (•) to an actual bullet.
The bullet...
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| x Caret |
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A caret [ˈka-rət, ˈker-ət], informally called a hat, is the symbol ^ in ASCII and other character sets. Its Unicode code point is U+005E, and code 5Ehex in ASCII.
The caret was originally used, and continues to be, in handwritten form as a...
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| x Currency |
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The currency sign (¤) is a character used to denote a currency, when the symbol for a particular currency is unavailable. It is particularly common in place of symbols, such as that of the Colón (₡), which are absent from most character sets and...
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| x Dollar sign |
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The dollar or peso sign is a symbol primarily used to indicate the various dollar and peso units of currency around the world.
The sign is attested in business correspondence between the British, Americans, Canadians, and Mexicans in the 1770s, as...
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| x Euro sign |
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The Euro sign (€) is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the Eurozone in the European Union (EU). The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. The international three-letter code ...
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| x Pound sign |
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The pound sign ("£" or "₤") is the symbol for the pound sterling—the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). The same symbol is (or was) used for similarly named currencies in some other countries and territories; there are other countries whose...
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| x Sheqel sign |
The shekel sign (₪) is a currency sign used for the shekel which is the currency of Israel.
The Israeli shekel is denoted in Hebrew "שקל חדש" (sheqel ḥadash, IPA: [ˈʃɛkɛl χaˈdaʃ], lit. "New Shekel") or by the acronym "ש״ח" ([ʃaχ]). The symbol is...
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| x Dagger |
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A dagger (†, †, U+2020) is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is also called a cross, obelos, or obelus. The term "obelus" is derived from a Greek word meaning "roasting spit", "needle", or "obelisk".
A double dagger (‡, ‡, U+2021) is...
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| x Degree symbol |
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The degree symbol (°; Unicode: U+00B0, HTML: °) is a typographical symbol that is used, among other things, to represent degrees of arc (e.g. in Geographic coordinate systems) or degrees of temperature. The symbol consists of a small raised...
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The interrobang or interabang (pronounced /ɪnˈtɛrəbæŋ/), ‽, is a nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also called the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark or exclamation point...
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| x Number sign |
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Number sign is a name for the symbol #, which is used for a variety of purposes including, in some countries, the designation of a number (for example, "#1" stands for "number one"). "Number sign" is the preferred Unicode name for the code point....
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| x Numero sign |
The numero sign or numero symbol ("No.", "№", or "Nº") is used in many languages to indicate ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, instead of writing the long "Number 4 Maple Avenue," one could write with the numero sign ...
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| x Ordinal indicator |
In written languages, an ordinal indicator is a sign adjacent to a numeral denoting that it is an ordinal number, rather than a cardinal number. The exact sign used varies in different languages.
The suffixes -st (e.g. 21st), -nd or -d (e.g. 22nd or...
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| x Percent sign |
The percent sign (%) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage (that the preceding number is divided by one hundred). It is represented in Unicode by U+0025.
Related signs include the permille (per thousand) sign ‰ (Unicode: U+2030) and the...
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| x Pilcrow |
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The pilcrow ( ; Unicode U+00B6, HTML entity ¶), also called the paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, or alinea (Latin: a linea, "off the line"), is a typographical character commonly used to denote individual paragraphs.
The pilcrow can be...
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| x Prime |
The prime symbol ( ′ ), double prime symbol ( ″ ), triple prime symbol ( ‴ ) etc. are used to designate several different units, and for various other purposes in mathematics, the sciences and linguistics. The prime symbol should not be confused...
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| x Section sign |
The section sign (§, Unicode U+00A7, HTML entity §), also called the sectional symbol" or "squiggly," is a typographical character used mainly to refer to a partic"ular section of a document, such as a legal code. It is frequently used along...
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| x Tilde |
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The tilde ( ˜ or ~; pronounced /ˈtɪldə/) is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character comes from Spanish, from the Latin titulus meaning a title or superscription, though the term “tilde” has evolved in that language and now has a...
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| x Umlaut |
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The double dot is a diacritic mark used to orthographically represent either of two distinct phonological concepts, the umlaut and the diaeresis (or trema). It comprises a pair of dots or lines ( ¨ ) placed over the affected letter. The mark is...
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| x Underscore |
The underscore [ _ ] (also called understrike, low line, or low dash) is a character that originally appeared on the typewriter. Before word processing came, the underscore character was the only method of underlining words. To produce an underlined...
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| x Vertical bar |
The vertical bar (|) is a character with various uses in mathematics, where it can be used to represent absolute value, among others; in computing and programming; and in general typography, as a divider not unlike the interpunct. It may be called...
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| x Asterism |
In typography, an asterism is a rarely used symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle (⁂). It is used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. It is Unicode character U+2042: [⁂].
Often, this symbol is...
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The symbol ☞ is a punctuation mark, called an index, manicule (from the Latin root 'manus' for 'hand') or fist. Though rare today, this symbol was in common use between the 12th and 18th centuries in the margins of books, and was formerly included...
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In a mathematical proof, the therefore sign () is a symbol that is sometimes placed before a logical consequence, such as the conclusion of a syllogism. The symbol consists of three dots placed in an upright triangle and is read therefore. It is...
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The irony mark or irony point (؟) (French: point d’ironie; also called a snark or zing) is a proposed punctuation mark that was suggested to be used to indicate that a sentence should be understood at a second level (e.g. irony, sarcasm, etc.). It...
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| x Lozenge |
A lozenge (◊), often referred to as a diamond, is a form of rhombus. The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and it is sometimes used simply as a synonym (from the French losange) for rhombus. Most often, though, lozenge refers to a thin...
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The letter ß (Unicode U+00DF) is a ligature in the German alphabet typically used to replace a double "s" in a word. Its German name is Eszett (German pronunciation: [ɛs'tsɛt], lexicalized expression for sz) or scharfes S (German pronunciation: ...
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The acute accent ( ´ ) is a diacritical mark used in many modern written languages with alphabets based on the Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts.
An early precursor of the acute accent was the apex, used in Latin inscriptions to mark long vowels....
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The double acute accent ( ˝ ) is a diacritic mark of the Latin script used primarily in written Hungarian. Consequently, it is sometimes referred to as Hungarumlaut (
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| x Grave accent |
The grave accent ( ` ) is a diacritical mark used in written Breton, Catalan, Dutch, French, Greek (until 1982; see polytonic orthography), Italian, Norwegian, Occitan, Portuguese, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, Welsh, and other languages.
The word...
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| x Double grave accent |
The double grave accent is a diacritic used in scholarly discussions of the Croatian, Serbian and sometimes Slovenian languages. It is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
In Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian, double grave accent is used...
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| x Breve |
A breve (pronounced /ˈbriːv/, /ˈbrɛv/; from the Latin brevis "short, brief") is a diacritical mark ˘, shaped like the bottom half of a circle. It looks similar to the caron (i.e. wedge or háček in Czech), but the caron has a sharp tip, whilst the...
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| x Caron |
A caron ( ˇ ) or háček (English pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtʃɛk/, Czech: [ˈɦaːtʃɛk]), also known as a wedge, inverted circumflex, inverted hat, is a diacritic placed over certain letters to indicate present or historical palatalization, iotation, or...
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| x Cedilla |
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A cedilla (pronounced /sɨˈdɪlə/) or cedille is a hook ( ¸ ) added under certain consonant letters as a diacritical mark to modify their pronunciation.
The tail originated in Spain as the bottom half of a miniature cursive "z" (zed). The word ...
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| x Circumflex |
The circumflex ( ˆ ) is a diacritic mark used in written Afrikaans, Breton, Croatian, Esperanto, French, Frisian, Italian, Romanized Japanese, Norwegian, Romanized Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Turkish, Vietnamese, Welsh and other...
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