Typographical symbols

punctuation sign marking a question

punctuation mark intended to distinguish citations, including notably high commas and guillemets, with variable usage depending on languages or typographical conventions

punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line

The ellipsis (, plural ellipses; from , , ), rendered , also known as suspension points, dots, points, periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points, or, colloquially, dot-dot-dot, is a punctuation mark consisting of a series of three dots. An ellipsis can be used in many ways, such as for intentional omission of text or numbers, to imply a concept without using words, or to mark a pause in speech. Style guides differ on how to render an ellipsis both digitally and in print. In some cases, an ellipsis may have four or more dots, spaced dots, or some incorporation with other punctuation.

at sign, typographic symbol used as an abbreviation, traditionally in commerce for an old measurement unit or for unitary prices, or more recently in email addresses or to indicate a location

The tilde (, also ) is a grapheme or with a number of uses. The name of the character came into English from Spanish , which, in turn, came from the Latin , meaning 'title' or 'superscription'. Its primary use is as a diacritic in combination with a base letter. Its freestanding form is used in modern texts mainly to indicate approximation.

thumb|Example of a smiley face thumb|An example of an emoticon smiley face (represented using a colon followed by a [[parenthesis) used in direct communication, as seen in this screenshot of an email]] thumb|A smiley emoji

265px|thumb|alt=Capital letter C flipped around its vertical axis, surrounded by a single line forming a circle.|Copyleft symbol

unit for parts per thousand

The ampersand, also known as the and sign, is the logogram , representing the conjunction "and". It originated as a ligature of the word (Latin for ).

typographic symbol "#"

Wikimedia template

The backslash is a typographical mark used mainly in computing and mathematics. It is the mirror image of the common slash ('solidus'), . It is a relatively recent mark, first documented in the 1930s. It is sometimes called a hack, whack, escape (from C/UNIX), reverse slash, slosh, backslant, backwhack, bash, reverse slant, reverse solidus, and reversed virgule.

dagger, obelisk, obelus, long cross, oblong cross (U+2020), typographic mark used to indicate a note call

The interrobang (), also known as the interabang (often rendered as ?!, !?, ?!?, ?!!, !??, or !?!), is an unconventional punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also known as the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark (also known in the jargon of printers and programmers as a "bang"). The glyph is a ligature of these two marks and was first proposed in 1962 by Martin K. Speckter.

a glyph with various uses in mathematics, computing, and typography

copyright symbol - the symbol used in copyright notices for works other than sound recordings

character; ligature of two S’s

typographical symbol or glyph

thumb|right|Underlining was developed for mechanical machines like this Underwood Typewriter Company|Underwood typewriter which had no bold or [[italic type. The only way to emphasize text that was typewritten was to back up the carriage and type underscores beneath the text. Underlining was a workaround for shortcomings in typewriter technology.]] thumb|right|Underscored or underlined text. An underscore or underline is a line drawn under a segment of text. In proofreading, underscoring is a convention that says "set this text in italic type", traditionally used on manuscript or typescript as

symbol usually meaning 'yes' or 'correct'

one hundredth of a percent

percent sign (U+0025), used to indicate a percentage

character, used to name a new variable or as an operator denoting derivatives

right|thumb|Three variants of obelus glyphs|class=skin-invert-image

thumb |upright=1.5|Pilcrow in typefaces: Neue Helvetica, [[Arial, Consolas, Adobe Garamond Pro, Baskerville Old Face, Palatino Linotype, and Gentium|class=skin-invert-image]]

typographic symbol

mathematical division symbol

numero sign (U+2116)

currency sign used for unspecified currency

The symbol ', known in Unicode as hyphen-minus', is the form of hyphen most commonly used in digital documents. On most keyboards, it is the only character that resembles a minus sign or a dash, so it is also used for these. The name hyphen-minus derives from the original ASCII standard, where it was called hyphen (minus). The character is referred to as a hyphen, a minus sign, or a dash according to the context where it is being used.

Caret () is the name used familiarly for the character provided on most QWERTY keyboards by typing . The symbol has a variety of uses in programming and mathematics. The name "caret" arose from its visual similarity to the original proofreader's caret, , a mark used in proofreading to indicate where a punctuation mark, word, or phrase should be inserted into a document. The ASCII standard (X3.64.1977) calls it a "circumflex"; the Unicode standard calls it a "circumflex accent", although it is no longer practicable to use it for that purpose.

Unicode block (U+2460-24FF)

Unicode block (U+2100-214F)

typographic symbol indicating that the word(s) or figure(s) above it are to be repeated

character representing the service mark of the postal operator in Japan

Guillemets (, also , , ) are a pair of punctuation marks in the form of sideways double chevrons, and , sometimes used as quotation marks or ditto marks. When used as quotation marks, single guillemets, and , are used for nested quotations. Guillemets are not conventionally used in English.

trade mark sign (U+2122) “™”, abbreviation symbol in English

registered sign (U+00AE), symbol « ® » indicating a trademark or service mark that has been registered with a national trademark office

The manicule, , is a typographical mark with the appearance of a hand with its index finger extended in a pointing gesture. It is typically used to draw the reader's attention to a certain part of a text. In older texts, it had a broader variety of uses including indicating section headers, marginal notes, and terms for cross-reference. The term manicule was derived from the Latin manicula, or 'little hand', though it has been known by many other names, often related to its various functions, including fist, index, and pointer.

mathematical symbol representing the relation "greater than"

typographical ornament

mathematical logical symbol

mark shaped like X to indicate deletion or signify personal identity or authority

typographical character

sound recording copyright (U+2117), symbol used to provide notice of copyright on a sound recording (phonogram) embodied in a phonorecord (LPs, audiotapes, cassette tapes, compact discs, etc.)

mathematical symbol representing the relation "less than"

Wikimedia template

character

Northern European form of minus sign

Wikimedia template

glyph variant of numeral 0 (zero) with slash

Wikimedia list article

thumb|alt=Asterisms in use|Three asterisks as a dinkus in the James Huneker novel Painted Veils. This dinkus accentuates the end of a particularly racy chapter, priming the reader for the change in tone.

typographical symbol

marking in East Asian writing systems for word emphasis

wave dash (U+301C): punctuation used in Japanese to indicate ranges (e.g. 5時〜6時 “from 5 to 6 o’clock”, where English would use an en dash) or subtitles (題目〜副題〜 “Title: Subtitle”, where English would use a colon)