User:Jacobbrett/English Punctuation Guide
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N.B. Usage of preferred characters is optional and sometimes unwarranted.
Prefered | Usage | Deprecates | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
‐ | Hyphen | N/A | ||
‒ | Figure Dash | Separates ranges of numbers | - | Hyphen |
– | En Dash | - | Hyphen | |
— | Em Dash | - | Hyphen | |
― | Horizontal Bar | - | Hyphen | |
− | Minus Sign | - | Hyphen | |
‘ | Left Single Quotation Mark | ' | Apostrophe | |
’ | Right Single Quotation Mark | Generally preferred Apostrophe character (Zappa album is a notable exception) | ' | Apostrophe |
“ | Left Double Quotation Mark | " | Quotation Mark | |
” | Right Double Quotation Mark | " | Quotation Mark | |
′ | Prime | Minutes, Feet | ' | Apostrophe |
″ | Double Prime | Seconds, Inches | " | Quotation Mark |
… | Horizontal Ellipsis | ... | Full Stop (x3) |