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'''Typographical symbols and punctuation marks''' are marks and symbols used in [[typography]] with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with [[Latin script]]. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see [[List of Unicode characters]]. For other languages and symbol sets (especially accents), see [[#See also|below]]
'''Typographical symbols and punctuation marks''' are marks and symbols used in [[typography]] with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with [[Latin script]]. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see [[List of Unicode characters]]. For other languages and symbol sets (especially in mathematics and science), see [[#See also|below]]
{{Contains special characters}}
{{Contains special characters}}
In this table,
In this table,
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* The first cell in each row gives a symbol;
* The first cell in each row gives a symbol;
* The second, a link to the article that details it, using its Unicode standard name or common alias (holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function);
* The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.);
* The third, symbols listed elsewhere in the table that is similar to it in meaning or appearance or that may be confused with it;
* The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;
* The fourth (if present) links to related article(s) or adds a clarification note.
* The fourth (if present) links to the related article(s) or adds a clarification note.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Typographical symbols and punctuation marks
|+ Typographical symbols and punctuation marks
! {{nbsp}}Symbol{{nbsp}} !!{{nbsp}} Name of the symbol{{efn|As defined in the Unicode standards}}{{nbsp}} !! Similar glyphs or concepts || See also
! {{nbsp}}Symbol{{nbsp}} !!{{nbsp}} Unicode name of the symbol{{efn|As defined in the [[Unicode]] standards}}{{nbsp}} !! Similar glyphs or concepts || See also
|-
|-
| <big><span style="font-family: serif">◌́</span></big> || [[Acute accent|Acute (accent)]] || Apostrophe, Grave, Circumflex ||
| <big><span style="font-family: serif">◌́</span></big> || [[Acute accent|Acute (accent)]] || Apostrophe, Grave, Circumflex ||
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| <big>⟨ ⟩</big> || [[Angle bracket]]s || Bracket, Parenthesis, Greater-than sign, Less-than sign, Guillemet || [[Bracket]]
| <big>⟨ ⟩</big> || [[Angle bracket]]s || Bracket, Parenthesis, Greater-than sign, Less-than sign, Guillemet || [[Bracket]]
|-
|-
| <big>' ’</big> || [[Apostrophe]] || Quotation mark, Guillemet, Prime, Grave || [[Apostrophe]]
| <big>' ’</big> || [[Apostrophe]] || Quotation mark, Guillemet, Prime, Grave || [[Quotation marks in English]], [[Possessive]]
|-
|-
| <big>*</big> || [[Asterisk]] || Asterism, Dagger ||[[Footnote]]
| <big>*</big> || [[Asterisk]] || Asterism, Dagger ||[[Footnote]]
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| <big>‸ ⁁ ⎀</big> || [[Caret (proofreading)]] || || [[Caret (computing)]] (^)
| <big>‸ ⁁ ⎀</big> || [[Caret (proofreading)]] || || [[Caret (computing)]] (^)
|-
|-
| <big>⟨ ⟩</big> || Chevron <br />(non-Unicode name)|| ||('Chevron' is an alias for [[Angle bracket]])
| <big>⟨ ⟩</big> || [[wikt:chevron|Chevron]] <br />(non-Unicode name)|| || [[Caret]], [[Circumflex]], [[Guillemet]], [[Hacek]], [[Glossary of mathematical symbols]]
|-
|-
| <big>^</big> || [[Caret|Circumflex]] (symbol) || Caret (The freestanding circumflex symbol is known as a caret in computing and mathematics)|| [[Circumflex]] (diacritic), [[Caret (computing)]], [[Hat operator]]
| <big>^</big> || [[Caret|Circumflex]] (symbol) || Caret (The freestanding circumflex symbol is known as a caret in computing and mathematics)|| [[Circumflex]] (diacritic), [[Caret (computing)]], [[Hat operator]]
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| <big>©</big> || [[Copyright symbol|Copyright sign]] || Sound recording copyright ||[[Enclosed Alphanumerics|Circled latin capital letter C]]
| <big>©</big> || [[Copyright symbol|Copyright sign]] || Sound recording copyright ||[[Enclosed Alphanumerics|Circled latin capital letter C]]
|-
|-
| <big>¤</big> || [[Currency sign (typography)|Currency sign]] || Square lozenge ("Pillow") ||various [[Currency symbol]]s
| <big>¤</big> || [[Currency sign (generic)|Currency sign]] || Square lozenge ("Pillow") ||various [[Currency symbol]]s
|-
|-
| <big>† ‡</big> || [[Dagger (mark)|Dagger]] || Obelus ||[[Footnotes]], [[Latin cross]]
| <big>† ‡</big> || [[Dagger (mark)|Dagger]] || Obelus ||[[Footnotes]], [[Latin cross]]
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| <big>☞</big> || [[Index (typography)|Index]] || Manicule, Obelus (medieval usage) ||
| <big>☞</big> || [[Index (typography)|Index]] || Manicule, Obelus (medieval usage) ||
|-
|-
| <big>·</big> || [[Interpunct]] || Full-stop, Period, || [[Decimal separator]]
| <big>·</big> || [[Interpunct]] || Full-stop, Period, || [[Decimal separator]], [[Dot operator]]
|-
|-
| <big>‽</big> || [[Interrobang]] (combined <br />'Question mark' and 'Exclamation mark') || Inverted question and exclamation marks ||
| <big>‽</big> || [[Interrobang]] (combined <br />'Question mark' and 'Exclamation mark') || Inverted question and exclamation marks ||
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| <big>×</big> || [[Multiplication sign]] || || [[X mark]]
| <big>×</big> || [[Multiplication sign]] || || [[X mark]]
|-
|-
| <big>#</big> || [[Number sign]] || Numero sign. Also known as "octothorpe" and "hash" ||[[Pound sign]]
| <big>#</big> || [[Number sign]] || Numero sign. Also known as "[[octothorpe]]", "hash" and "[[hashtag]] sign" ||[[Pound sign]]
|-
|-
| <big>№</big> || [[Numero sign]] || Number sign ||
| <big>№</big> || [[Numero sign]] || Number sign ||
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| <big>‰</big> || [[Per mille]] || Percent, Basis point ||
| <big>‰</big> || [[Per mille]] || Percent, Basis point ||
|-
|-
| <big>.</big> || [[Full stop|Period]] || ||
| <big>.</big> || [[Full stop|Period]] || The end of a sentence.||
|-
|-
| <big>¶</big> || [[Pilcrow]] || [[Paragraph mark]], paragraph sign, paraph, alinea, or blind P || [[Section sign]] ('Silcrow')
| <big>¶</big> || [[Pilcrow]] || [[Paragraph mark]], paragraph sign, paraph, alinea, or blind P || [[Section sign]] ('Silcrow')
|-
|-
| <big>⌑</big> || Pillow <br />(non-Unicode name) || ||'Pillow' is an informal [[nick-name]] for the '[[Lozenge (shape)#Travel industry|Square lozenge]]' in the travel industry. The generic [[Currency sign]] is superficially similar
| <big>⌑</big> || Pillow <br />(non-Unicode name) || ||'Pillow' is an informal [[nick-name]] for the '[[Lozenge (shape)#Travel industry|Square lozenge]]' in the travel industry. The [[Currency sign (generic)|generic currency sign]] is superficially similar
|-
|-
| <big>&#124;</big> || [[Vertical bar|Pipe]]<br />(non-Unicode name) || || (formally, "vertical bar")
| <big>&#124;</big> || [[Vertical bar|Pipe]]<br />(non-Unicode name) || || (Unicode name is "vertical bar")
|-
|-
| <big>+</big> || [[Plus and minus signs|Plus sign]] || minus sign, ampersand ||
| <big>+</big> || [[Plus and minus signs|Plus sign]] || minus sign, ampersand ||
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| <big>®</big> || [[Registered trademark symbol]] || Trademark symbol ||
| <big>®</big> || [[Registered trademark symbol]] || Trademark symbol ||
|-
|-
| <big>¤</big> || Scarab<br />(non-Unicode name) || ('Scarab' is an informal name for the generic [[Currency sign]]) ||
| <big>¤</big> || Scarab<br />(non-Unicode name) || ('Scarab' is an informal name for the [[Currency sign (generic)|generic currency sign]]) ||
|-
|-
| <big>§</big> || [[Section sign]] || section symbol, section mark, double-s, 'silcrow' || [[Pilcrow]]
| <big>§</big> || [[Section sign]] || section symbol, section mark, double-s, 'silcrow' || [[Pilcrow]]
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* {{Annotated link |Chinese punctuation}}
* {{Annotated link |Chinese punctuation}}
* {{Annotated link |Currency symbol}}
* {{Annotated link |Currency symbol}}
* {{Annotated link |Diacritic}}
* {{Annotated link |Diacritic}} (accent marks etc.)
* {{Annotated link |Hebrew punctuation}}
* {{Annotated link |Hebrew punctuation}}
* {{Annotated link |Glossary of mathematical symbols}}
* {{Annotated link |Glossary of mathematical symbols}}

Revision as of 10:00, 9 July 2024

Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters. For other languages and symbol sets (especially in mathematics and science), see below

This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols.

In this table,

  • The first cell in each row gives a symbol;
  • The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.);
  • The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;
  • The fourth (if present) links to the related article(s) or adds a clarification note.
Typographical symbols and punctuation marks
 Symbol    Unicode name of the symbol[a]  Similar glyphs or concepts See also
◌́ Acute (accent) Apostrophe, Grave, Circumflex
❦ ❧ Aldus leaf Dingbat, Dinkus, Hedera, Index Fleuron
≈ Almost equal to Tilde, Double hyphen Approximation, Glossary of mathematical symbols, Double tilde
& Ampersand plus sign Ligature (writing)
⟨ ⟩ Angle brackets Bracket, Parenthesis, Greater-than sign, Less-than sign, Guillemet Bracket
' ’ Apostrophe Quotation mark, Guillemet, Prime, Grave Quotation marks in English, Possessive
* Asterisk Asterism, Dagger Footnote
⁂ Asterism Dinkus, Therefore sign
@ At sign
\ Backslash Slash, Solidus (/)
` Backtick
(non-Unicode name)		 ('Backtick' is an alias for the grave accent symbol)
‱ Basis point (per ten thousand) Per cent, per mille (per 1,000)
∵ Because sign Therefore sign
[ ] { } Brackets Angle bracket, Parenthesis
• Bullet Interpunct
‸ ⁁ ⎀ Caret (proofreading) Caret (computing) (^)
⟨ ⟩ Chevron
(non-Unicode name)		 Caret, Circumflex, Guillemet, Hacek, Glossary of mathematical symbols
^ Circumflex (symbol) Caret (The freestanding circumflex symbol is known as a caret in computing and mathematics) Circumflex (diacritic), Caret (computing), Hat operator
◌̂ Circumflex (diacritic) Grave, Tilde Combining Diacritical Marks, Diacritic
: Colon Semicolon
, Comma Cedilla, Decimal separator
⁒ Commercial minus sign Minus sign, Division sign, Per cent, Obelus
🄯, (ɔ) Copyleft sign Copyright sign
© Copyright sign Sound recording copyright Circled latin capital letter C
¤ Currency sign Square lozenge ("Pillow") various Currency symbols
† ‡ Dagger Obelus Footnotes, Latin cross
–  —
(and more)		 Dash Hyphen, Hyphen-minus, minus sign Em dash, En dash
° Degree sign Masculine ordinal indicator
* * * Dinkus Asterism, Fleuron, Dingbat
(many) Dingbat Dinkus, Fleuron
⌀ Diameter Ø (Scandinavian orthography),
Slashed zero; empty set
" Ditto mark Quotation mark
÷ Division sign Slash (Solidus) (/), Obelus
◌ Dotted circle (Used as a generic placeholder when describing diacritics) Combining Diacritical Marks
⹀ ⸗ Double hyphen Almost equal to
… Ellipsis
= Equals sign
℮ Estimated sign
! Exclamation mark Inverted exclamation mark, Interrobang
ª Feminine ordinal indicator Masculine ordinal indicator, Degree sign
(many) Fleuron Dinkus, Dingbat
❦ ❧ Floral heart Dingbat, Dinkus, Hedera, Index Fleuron
. Full stop Interpunct, Period Decimal separator
♀ ♂ ⚥ Gender symbol LGBT symbols
` Grave (symbol) Quotation mark#Typewriters and early computers
◌̀ Grave (diacrictic) Acute, Circumflex, Tilde Combining Diacritical Marks, Diacritic
> Greater-than sign Angle bracket
« » Guillemet Angle brackets, quotation marks Much greater than
❦ ❧ Hedera Dingbat, Dinkus, Index, Pilcrow Fleuron
‐ Hyphen Dash, Hyphen-minus
- Hyphen-minus Dash, Hyphen, Minus sign
☞ Index Manicule, Obelus (medieval usage)
· Interpunct Full-stop, Period, Decimal separator, Dot operator
‽ Interrobang (combined
'Question mark' and 'Exclamation mark')		 Inverted question and exclamation marks
¡ Inverted exclamation mark Exclamation mark, Interrobang
¿ Inverted question mark Question mark, Interrobang
< Less-than sign Angle bracket, Chevron, Guillemet
◊ Lozenge Square lozenge ("Pillow")
☞ Manicule Index, Obelus
º Masculine ordinal indicator Feminine ordinal indicator, Degree sign
− Minus sign Hyphen-minus, Commercial minus
× Multiplication sign X mark
# Number sign Numero sign. Also known as "octothorpe", "hash" and "hashtag sign" Pound sign
№ Numero sign Number sign
Image of manuscript annotation symbols Obelus Division sign, Dagger, Commercial minus, Index
( ) Parenthesis Bracket, Angle bracket
% Percent sign Per mille (per 1,000), Basis point (per 10,000)
‰ Per mille Percent, Basis point
. Period The end of a sentence.
Pilcrow Paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, alinea, or blind P Section sign ('Silcrow')
⌑ Pillow
(non-Unicode name)		 'Pillow' is an informal nick-name for the 'Square lozenge' in the travel industry. The generic currency sign is superficially similar
| Pipe
(non-Unicode name)		 (Unicode name is "vertical bar")
+ Plus sign minus sign, ampersand
± Plus–minus sign ('plus or minus') Approximately equal to
′ ″ ‴ Prime (symbol) Apostrophe, quotation marks foot (unit), Inch, Minute, Second
? Question mark Inverted question mark, Interrobang
“ ”   " "
‘ ’   ' '		 Quotation marks Apostrophe, Ditto, Guillemets, Prime Inch, Second
® Registered trademark symbol Trademark symbol
¤ Scarab
(non-Unicode name)		 ('Scarab' is an informal name for the generic currency sign)
§ Section sign section symbol, section mark, double-s, 'silcrow' Pilcrow
; Semicolon Colon
℠ Service mark symbol Trademark symbol
/
(and more)		 Slash
(non-Unicode name)		 Division sign, Backslash also known as "stroke"
/ Solidus
(the most common of the slash symbols)		 Division sign Called "slant" in ASCII
℗ Sound recording copyright symbol Copyright sign
⌑ Square lozenge Currency sign
∴ Therefore sign Asterism, Because
⁀ Tie
~ Tilde (symbol) Tilde (diacritic)
Wave dash
Double tilde
◌̃ Tilde (diacritic) Circumflex, Grave Combining Diacritical Marks, Diacritic
™ Trademark symbol Registered trade mark
_ Underscore
| Vertical bar also known as a 'pipe'
/ Virgule Slash Virgule (disambiguation)

See also

Lists of other typographic entities

Notes

  1. ^ As defined in the Unicode standards
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