List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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== List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks ==

Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are essential elements in written language, used to clarify meaning, indicate pauses, and separate structural units. Below is a comprehensive list of common typographical symbols and punctuation marks, along with their uses.

Punctuation Marks

• Period (.) - Used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence.
• Comma (,) - Used to separate items in a list, clauses, or to indicate a pause.
• Question mark (?) - Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
• Exclamation mark (!) - Used to express strong emotion or a command.
• Colon (:) - Used to introduce a list, quote, explanation, or to separate hours and minutes in time.
• Semicolon (;) - Used to connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list.
• Apostrophe (') - Used to indicate possession or the omission of letters.
• Quotation mark (") - Used to enclose direct speech, quotations, or titles of certain works.
• Parenthesis (()) - Used to enclose additional information or asides.
• Dash (–, —) - Used to indicate a range, a pause, or to separate clauses.
• Hyphen (-) - Used to join words or parts of words.
• Ellipsis (...) - Used to indicate the omission of words or a trailing off of thought.

Typographical Symbols

• Ampersand (&) - Represents the word "and."
• Asterisk (*) - Used to indicate a footnote or to highlight a special term.
• At sign (@) - Commonly used in email addresses.
• Backslash (\) - Used in computing and programming.
• Caret (^) - Used in proofreading to indicate insertion or in mathematics to denote exponentiation.
• Dollar sign ($) - Represents currency, specifically the US dollar.
• Hash symbol (#) - Used in social media as a hashtag or in computing as a number sign.
• Percent sign (%) - Represents a percentage.
• Tilde (~) - Used in mathematics to indicate approximation or in computing as a special character.
• Underscore (_) - Used to create space in computing or to emphasize text.

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• Typography
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• Orthography
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