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|+Preferred Unicode characters for English punctuation |
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! colspan="2" |Preferred |
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<tr style="text-align:left;"> |
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!Usage |
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<th colspan="2">Prefered</th> |
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!Deprecates |
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<th>Usage</th> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<th colspan="2">Deprecates</th> |
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|‐ |
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</tr> |
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|Hyphen |
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<tr> |
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|Joining words, e.g. co‐operate. |
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<td>‐</td> |
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| rowspan="4" |- (hyphen-minus) |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td></td> |
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|‒ |
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<td></td> |
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|Figure Dash |
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<td>N/A</td> |
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|used as a dash within numbers, e.g. 555‒1212 |
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</tr> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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|– |
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<td>‒</td> |
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|En Dash |
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|Separate range of numbers (e.g. 1989‒90) |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td>-</td> |
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|− |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|Minus sign |
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</tr> |
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|Indicate subtraction |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td>–</td> |
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|– |
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<td>En Dash</td> |
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|Em Dash |
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<td></td> |
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|Separate thoughts—like this |
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<td>-</td> |
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|rowspan="2" | -- (hyphen-minus, ×2) |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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</tr> |
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|― |
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|Horizontal bar<br/>Quotation dash |
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<td>—</td> |
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|Introduce quoted text in some cases. |
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<td>Em Dash</td> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td></td> |
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|‘ |
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<td>-</td> |
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|Left single quotation mark |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|Indicate start of quoted text. |
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</tr> |
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|rowspan="3" | ' (apostrophe-quote) |
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|- |
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<td>―</td> |
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|’ |
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<td>Horizontal Bar</td> |
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|Right single quotation mark<br/>Apostrophe |
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<td></td> |
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|Indicate end of quoted text, or omitted characters. Should not be used if the album clearly uses the typewriter apostrophe, as with [[release:1d86856f-73e9-4dc5-b2f1-7f2ed586ffea|this Frank Zappa album]]. |
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<td>-</td> |
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|- |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|′ |
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</tr> |
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|Prime |
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|Minutes; feet. |
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<td>−</td> |
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|- |
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<td>Minus Sign</td> |
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|“ |
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<td></td> |
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|Left double quotation mark |
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<td>-</td> |
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|Indicate start of quoted text |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|rowspan="3" | " (quotation mark) |
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</tr> |
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|- |
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<tr> |
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|” |
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<td>‘</td> |
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|Right double quotation mark |
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<td>Left Single Quotation Mark</td> |
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|Indicate end of quoted text |
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<td></td> |
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|- |
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<td>'</td> |
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|″ |
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<td>Apostrophe</td> |
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|Double prime |
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</tr> |
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|Seconds; inches |
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<tr> |
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|- |
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<td>’</td> |
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|… |
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<td>Right Single Quotation Mark</td> |
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|Horizontal ellipsis |
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<td>Generally preferred Apostrophe character ([http://musicbrainz.org/release/1d86856f-73e9-4dc5-b2f1-7f2ed586ffea.html Zappa album] is a notable exception)</td> |
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|Indicate intentional omission in original text, or a pause in speech or thought. |
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<td>'</td> |
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|... (Period/full stop ×3) |
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<td>Apostrophe</td> |
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|- |
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</tr> |
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|× |
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<tr> |
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|Multiplication |
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<td>“</td> |
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|Indicate multiplication operation. |
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<td>Left Double Quotation Mark</td> |
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|x (the letter 'x') |
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<td></td> |
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|} |
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<td>"</td> |
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<td>Quotation Mark</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>”</td> |
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<td>Right Double Quotation Mark</td> |
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<td></td> |
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<td>"</td> |
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<td>Quotation Mark</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>′</td> |
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<td>Prime</td> |
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<td>Minutes, Feet</td> |
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<td>'</td> |
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<td>Apostrophe</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>″</td> |
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<td>Double Prime</td> |
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<td>Seconds, Inches</td> |
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<td>"</td> |
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<td>Quotation Mark</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>…</td> |
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<td>Horizontal Ellipsis</td> |
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<td></td> |
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<td>...</td> |
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<td>Full Stop (x3)</td> |
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</tr> |
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</table> |
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Revision as of 17:26, 18 November 2010
N.B. Usage of preferred characters is optional and sometimes unwarranted.
| Preferred | Usage | Deprecates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‐ | Hyphen | Joining words, e.g. co‐operate. | - (hyphen-minus) |
| ‒ | Figure Dash | used as a dash within numbers, e.g. 555‒1212 | |
| – | En Dash | Separate range of numbers (e.g. 1989‒90) | |
| − | Minus sign | Indicate subtraction | |
| – | Em Dash | Separate thoughts—like this | -- (hyphen-minus, ×2) |
| ― | Horizontal bar Quotation dash |
Introduce quoted text in some cases. | |
| ‘ | Left single quotation mark | Indicate start of quoted text. | ' (apostrophe-quote) |
| ’ | Right single quotation mark Apostrophe |
Indicate end of quoted text, or omitted characters. Should not be used if the album clearly uses the typewriter apostrophe, as with this Frank Zappa album. | |
| ′ | Prime | Minutes; feet. | |
| “ | Left double quotation mark | Indicate start of quoted text | " (quotation mark) |
| ” | Right double quotation mark | Indicate end of quoted text | |
| ″ | Double prime | Seconds; inches | |
| … | Horizontal ellipsis | Indicate intentional omission in original text, or a pause in speech or thought. | ... (Period/full stop ×3) |
| × | Multiplication | Indicate multiplication operation. | x (the letter 'x') |
