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Punctuation Marks

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Punctuation Marks, with symbol, name, use, and category.

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ID Symbol Name Use Category
1 . Period Ends a declarative sentence Terminal
2 , Comma Separates clauses or items in a list Separator
3 ; Semicolon Links two closely related independent clauses Separator
4 : Colon Introduces a list or an explanation Separator
5 ! Exclamation mark Ends an exclamation or command Terminal
6 ? Question mark Ends a direct question Terminal
7 ' Apostrophe Marks possession or omitted letters Punctuation
8 " Quotation marks Enclose direct speech or a quotation Quotation
9 - Hyphen Joins words or splits a word at a line end Dash
10 – En dash Marks a span or range of values Dash
11 — Em dash Marks a strong break in thought Dash
12 ( Left parenthesis Opens a parenthetical aside Bracket
13 ) Right parenthesis Closes a parenthetical aside Bracket
14 [ Left square bracket Opens an editorial insertion Bracket
15 ] Right square bracket Closes an editorial insertion Bracket
16 { Left curly brace Groups items in sets or code Bracket
17 } Right curly brace Closes a group in sets or code Bracket
18 … Ellipsis Marks an omission or a trailing off Punctuation
19 / Slash Indicates alternatives or fractions Separator
20 \ Backslash Separates folders in file paths Symbol
21 & Ampersand Stands for the word and Symbol
22 * Asterisk Marks a footnote or a wildcard Symbol
23 @ At sign Used in email and social handles Symbol
24 # Number sign Marks a number or a hashtag Symbol
25 % Percent sign Denotes a percentage Symbol

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