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N.B. Usage of preferred characters is optional and sometimes unwarranted.
N.B. Usage of preferred characters is optional and sometimes unwarranted.


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<table>
<caption style="font-style:italic;">Preferred Unicode characters for English punctuation</caption>
|+Preferred Unicode characters for English punctuation
! colspan="2" |Preferred
<tr style="text-align:left;">
!Usage
<th colspan="2">Prefered</th>
! colspan="2" |Deprecates
<th>Usage</th>
|- <!-- new row! -->
<th colspan="2">Deprecates</th>
|‐
</tr>
|[[wikipedia:Hyphen|Hyphen]]
<tr>
|Joins words and syllables of a word (e.g. co‐operate).
<td>‐</td>
| rowspan="4" |-
<td>Hyphen</td>
| rowspan="4" |[[wikipedia:Hyphen-minus|Hyphen-minus]]
<td></td>
|- <!-- new row! -->
<td></td>
|‒
<td>N/A</td>
|[[wikipedia:Dash#Figure dash|Figure Dash]]
</tr>
|Used as a dash within numbers (e.g. 555‒1212).
<tr>
|- <!-- new row! -->
<td>‒</td>
|–
<td>Figure Dash</td>
|[[wikipedia:Dash#En dash|En Dash]]
<td>Separates ranges of numbers</td>
|Indicates a range of numbers (e.g. 1989–90).
<td>-</td>
|- <!-- new row! -->
<td>Hyphen</td>
|−
</tr>
|[[wikipedia:Plus and minus signs#Minus sign|Minus sign]]
<tr>
|Indicates subtraction.
<td>–</td>
|- <!-- new row! -->
<td>En Dash</td>
|—
<td></td>
|[[wikipedia:Dash#Em dash|Em Dash]]
<td>-</td>
|Separate thoughts—like this.
<td>Hyphen</td>
|rowspan="2" |--
</tr>
|rowspan="2" |[[wikipedia:Hyphen-minus|Hyphen-minus]] ×2
<tr>
|- <!-- new row! -->
<td>—</td>
|―
<td>Em Dash</td>
|[[wikipedia:Dash#Horizontal_bar|Horizontal bar]] aka [[wikipedia:Non-English usage of quotation marks#Quotation dash|Quotation dash]]
<td></td>
|Introduces quoted text in some cases (non‐standard for English dialect).
<td>-</td>
|- <!-- new row! -->
<td>Hyphen</td>
|‘
</tr>
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Left single quotation mark]]
<tr>
|Indicates start of quoted text.
<td>―</td>
|rowspan="3" |'
<td>Horizontal Bar</td>
|rowspan="3" |[[wikipedia:Apostrophe#ASCII encoding|Apostrophe]]
<td></td>
|-
<td>-</td>
|’
<td>Hyphen</td>
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Right single quotation mark]]<br />[[wikipedia:Apostrophe|Apostrophe]]
</tr>
|Indicates end of quoted text, or omitted characters.
<tr>
|-
<td>−</td>
|′
<td>Minus Sign</td>
|[[wikipedia:Prime (symbol)|Prime]]
<td></td>
|Minutes; feet
<td>-</td>
|-
<td>Hyphen</td>
|“
</tr>
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Left double quotation mark]]
<tr>
|Indicates start of quoted text.
<td>‘</td>
|rowspan="4" |"
<td>Left Single Quotation Mark</td>
|rowspan="4" |[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Quotation mark]]
<td></td>
|-
<td>'</td>
|”
<td>Apostrophe</td>
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Right double quotation mark]]
</tr>
|Indicates end of quoted text.
<tr>
|-
<td>’</td>
|″
<td>Right Single Quotation Mark</td>
|[[wikipedia:Prime (symbol)|Double prime]]
<td>Generally preferred Apostrophe character ([http://musicbrainz.org/release/1d86856f-73e9-4dc5-b2f1-7f2ed586ffea.html Zappa album] is a notable exception)</td>
|Seconds; inches
<td>'</td>
|-
<td>Apostrophe</td>
|〃
</tr>
|[[wikipedia:Ditto mark|Ditto mark]]
<tr>
|Indicates that the word(s) or figure(s) below which it is placed are to be repeated.
<td>“</td>
|-
<td>Left Double Quotation Mark</td>
|…
<td></td>
|[[wikipedia:Ellipsis|Horizontal ellipsis]]
<td>"</td>
|Indicates intentional omission in original text…or a pause in speech or thought.
<td>Quotation Mark</td>
|...
</tr>
|[[wikipedia:Full stop|Full stop]] ×3
<tr>
|-
<td>”</td>
|×
<td>Right Double Quotation Mark</td>
|[[wikipedia:Multiplication|Multiplication]]
<td></td>
|Indicates a multiplication operation.
<td>"</td>
|x
<td>Quotation Mark</td>
|(the letter ‘[[wikipedia:X|X]]’) when used to indicate multiplication
</tr>
|-
<tr>
|⁄
<td>′</td>
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)#Encoding|Fraction slash]]
<td>Prime</td>
|Indicates arbitrary fractions of decimal numbers (e.g. 15⁄16). Hardcoded fractions: ¼, ½, ¾, ⅐, ⅑, ⅒, ⅓, ⅔, ⅕, ⅖, ⅗, ⅘, ⅙, ⅚, ⅛, ⅜, ⅝, ⅞, ⅟ and ↉.
<td>Minutes, Feet</td>
|/
<td>'</td>
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)|Slash]]
<td>Apostrophe</td>
|-
</tr>
|∕
<tr>
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)#Encoding|Division slash]]
<td>″</td>
|Indicates a division operation (e.g. 3.14∕2n).
<td>Double Prime</td>
|/
<td>Seconds, Inches</td>
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)|Slash]]
<td>"</td>
|}
<td>Quotation Mark</td>

</tr>
[[Category:How_To]]
<tr>
<td>…</td>
<td>Horizontal Ellipsis</td>
<td></td>
<td>...</td>
<td>Full Stop (x3)</td>
</tr>
</table>

Latest revision as of 17:49, 20 May 2015

N.B. Usage of preferred characters is optional and sometimes unwarranted.

Preferred Unicode characters for English punctuation
Preferred Usage Deprecates
‐ Hyphen Joins words and syllables of a word (e.g. co‐operate). - Hyphen-minus
‒ Figure Dash Used as a dash within numbers (e.g. 555‒1212).
– En Dash Indicates a range of numbers (e.g. 1989–90).
− Minus sign Indicates subtraction.
— Em Dash Separate thoughts—like this. -- Hyphen-minus ×2
― Horizontal bar aka Quotation dash Introduces quoted text in some cases (non‐standard for English dialect).
‘ Left single quotation mark Indicates start of quoted text. ' Apostrophe
’ Right single quotation mark
Apostrophe 		Indicates end of quoted text, or omitted characters.
′ Prime Minutes; feet
“ Left double quotation mark Indicates start of quoted text. " Quotation mark
” Right double quotation mark Indicates end of quoted text.
″ Double prime Seconds; inches
〃 Ditto mark Indicates that the word(s) or figure(s) below which it is placed are to be repeated.
… Horizontal ellipsis Indicates intentional omission in original text…or a pause in speech or thought. ... Full stop ×3
× Multiplication Indicates a multiplication operation. x (the letter ‘X’) when used to indicate multiplication
⁄ Fraction slash Indicates arbitrary fractions of decimal numbers (e.g. 15⁄16). Hardcoded fractions: ¼, ½, ¾, ⅐, ⅑, ⅒, ⅓, ⅔, ⅕, ⅖, ⅗, ⅘, ⅙, ⅚, ⅛, ⅜, ⅝, ⅞, ⅟ and ↉. / Slash
∕ Division slash Indicates a division operation (e.g. 3.14∕2n). / Slash
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