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

In this table,

  • 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 third, 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.
Typographical symbols and punctuation marks
 Symbol   Name of the symbol[lower-alpha 1] Similar glyphs or conceptsSee also
◌́Acute (accent)Apostrophe, Grave, Circumflex
❦ ❧Aldus leafDingbat, Dinkus, Hedera, IndexFleuron
Almost equal toTilde, Double hyphenApproximation, Glossary of mathematical symbols, Double tilde
&Ampersandplus signLigature (writing)
⟨ ⟩Angle bracketsBracket, Parenthesis, Greater-than sign, Less-than sign, GuillemetBracket
' ’ApostropheQuotation mark, Guillemet, Prime, GraveApostrophe
*AsteriskAsterism, DaggerFootnote
AsterismDinkus, Therefore sign
@At sign
\BackslashSlash, 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 signTherefore sign
[ ] { }BracketsAngle bracket, Parenthesis
BulletInterpunct
‸ ⁁ ⎀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, TildeCombining Diacritical Marks, Diacritic
:ColonSemicolon
,CommaCedilla, Decimal separator
Commercial minus signMinus sign, Division sign, Per cent, Obelus
🄯, (ɔ)Copyleft signCopyright sign
©Copyright signSound recording copyrightCircled latin capital letter C
¤Currency signSquare lozenge ("Pillow")various Currency symbols
† ‡DaggerObelusFootnotes, Latin cross
  
(and more)
DashHyphen, Hyphen-minus, minus signEm dash, En dash
°Degree signMasculine ordinal indicator
* * *DinkusAsterism, Fleuron, Dingbat
(many)DingbatDinkus, Fleuron
DiameterØ (Scandinavian orthography),
Slashed zero; empty set
"Ditto markQuotation mark
÷Division signSlash (Solidus) (/), Obelus
Dotted circle (Used as a generic placeholder when describing diacritics)Combining Diacritical Marks
⹀ ⸗Double hyphenAlmost equal to
Ellipsis
=Equals sign
Estimated sign
!Exclamation markInverted exclamation mark, Interrobang
ªFeminine ordinal indicatorMasculine ordinal indicator, Degree sign
(many)FleuronDinkus, Dingbat
❦ ❧Floral heartDingbat, Dinkus, Hedera, IndexFleuron
.Full stopInterpunct, PeriodDecimal separator
♀ ♂ ⚥Gender symbolLGBT symbols
`Grave (symbol)Quotation mark#Typewriters and early computers
◌̀Grave (diacrictic)Acute, Circumflex, TildeCombining Diacritical Marks, Diacritic
>Greater-than signAngle bracket
« »GuillemetAngle brackets, quotation marksMuch greater than
❦ ❧HederaDingbat, Dinkus, Index, PilcrowFleuron
HyphenDash, Hyphen-minus
-Hyphen-minusDash, Hyphen, Minus sign
IndexManicule, Obelus (medieval usage)
·InterpunctFull-stop, Period,Decimal separator
Interrobang (combined
'Question mark' and 'Exclamation mark')
Inverted question and exclamation marks
¡Inverted exclamation markExclamation mark, Interrobang
¿ Inverted question markQuestion mark, Interrobang
<Less-than signAngle bracket, Chevron, Guillemet
LozengeSquare lozenge ("Pillow")
ManiculeIndex, Obelus
ºMasculine ordinal indicatorFeminine ordinal indicator, Degree sign
Minus signHyphen-minus, Commercial minus
×Multiplication signX mark
#Number signNumero sign. Also known as "octothorpe" and "hash"Pound sign
Numero signNumber sign
Image of manuscript annotation symbolsObelusDivision sign, Dagger, Commercial minus, Index
( )ParenthesisBracket, Angle bracket
%Percent signPer mille (per 1,000), Basis point (per 10,000)
Per millePercent, Basis point
.PeriodThe end of a sentence.
PilcrowParagraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, alinea, or blind PSection 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 signminus sign, ampersand
±Plus–minus sign ('plus or minus')Approximately equal to
′ ″ ‴Prime (symbol)Apostrophe, quotation marksfoot (unit), Inch, Minute, Second
?Question markInverted question mark, Interrobang
   " "
   ' '
Quotation marksApostrophe, Ditto, Guillemets, PrimeInch, Second
®Registered trademark symbolTrademark symbol
¤Scarab
(non-Unicode name)
('Scarab' is an informal name for the generic Currency sign)
§Section signsection symbol, section mark, double-s, 'silcrow'Pilcrow
;SemicolonColon
Service mark symbolTrademark symbol
/
(and more)
Slash
(non-Unicode name)
Division sign, Backslashalso known as "stroke"
/Solidus
(the most common of the slash symbols)
Division signCalled "slant" in ASCII
Sound recording copyright symbolCopyright sign
Square lozengeCurrency sign
Therefore signAsterism, Because
Tie
~Tilde (symbol)Tilde (diacritic)
Wave dash
Double tilde
̃Tilde (diacritic)Circumflex, GraveCombining Diacritical Marks, Diacritic
Trademark symbolRegistered trade mark
_Underscore
|Vertical baralso known as a 'pipe'
/VirguleSlashVirgule (disambiguation)

See also

Lists of other typographic entities

Notes

  1. As defined in the Unicode standards
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