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<table> |
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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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! colspan="2" |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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|[[wikipedia:Hyphen|Hyphen]] |
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|Joins words and syllables of a word (e.g. co‐operate). |
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<td>‐</td> |
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| rowspan="4" |- |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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| rowspan="4" |[[wikipedia:Hyphen-minus|Hyphen-minus]] |
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<td></td> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td></td> |
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|‒ |
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<td>N/A</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Dash#Figure dash|Figure Dash]] |
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</tr> |
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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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<td>‒</td> |
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|– |
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<td>Figure Dash</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Dash#En dash|En Dash]] |
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<td>Separates ranges of numbers</td> |
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|Indicates a range of numbers (e.g. 1989–90). |
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<td>-</td> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|− |
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</tr> |
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|[[wikipedia:Plus and minus signs#Minus sign|Minus sign]] |
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<tr> |
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|Indicates subtraction. |
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<td>–</td> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td>En Dash</td> |
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|— |
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<td></td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Dash#Em dash|Em Dash]] |
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<td>-</td> |
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|Separate thoughts—like this. |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|rowspan="2" |-- |
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</tr> |
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|rowspan="2" |[[wikipedia:Hyphen-minus|Hyphen-minus]] ×2 |
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<tr> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td>—</td> |
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|― |
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<td>Em Dash</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Dash#Horizontal_bar|Horizontal bar]] aka [[wikipedia:Non-English usage of quotation marks#Quotation dash|Quotation dash]] |
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<td></td> |
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|Introduces quoted text in some cases (non‐standard for English dialect). |
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<td>-</td> |
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|- <!-- new row! --> |
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<td>Hyphen</td> |
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|‘ |
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</tr> |
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|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Left single quotation mark]] |
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|Indicates start of quoted text. |
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<td>―</td> |
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|rowspan="3" |' |
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<td>Horizontal Bar</td> |
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|rowspan="3" |[[wikipedia:Apostrophe#ASCII encoding|Apostrophe]] |
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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>Hyphen</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Right single quotation mark]]<br />[[wikipedia:Apostrophe|Apostrophe]] |
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</tr> |
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|Indicates end of quoted text, or omitted characters. |
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<tr> |
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|- |
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<td>−</td> |
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|′ |
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<td>Minus Sign</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Prime (symbol)|Prime]] |
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<td></td> |
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|Minutes; feet |
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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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|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Left double quotation mark]] |
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<tr> |
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|Indicates start of quoted text. |
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<td>‘</td> |
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|rowspan="4" |" |
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<td>Left Single Quotation Mark</td> |
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|rowspan="4" |[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Quotation mark]] |
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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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|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Right double quotation mark]] |
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</tr> |
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|Indicates end of quoted text. |
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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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|[[wikipedia:Prime (symbol)|Double prime]] |
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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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|Seconds; inches |
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<td>'</td> |
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|- |
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<td>Apostrophe</td> |
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|〃 |
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</tr> |
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|[[wikipedia:Ditto mark|Ditto mark]] |
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<tr> |
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|Indicates that the word(s) or figure(s) below which it is placed are to be repeated. |
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<td>“</td> |
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|- |
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<td>Left Double Quotation Mark</td> |
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|… |
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<td></td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Ellipsis|Horizontal ellipsis]] |
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<td>"</td> |
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|Indicates intentional omission in original text…or a pause in speech or thought. |
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<td>Quotation Mark</td> |
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|... |
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</tr> |
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|[[wikipedia:Full stop|Full stop]] ×3 |
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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 Double Quotation Mark</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Multiplication|Multiplication]] |
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<td></td> |
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|Indicates a multiplication operation. |
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<td>"</td> |
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|x |
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<td>Quotation Mark</td> |
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|(the letter ‘[[wikipedia:X|X]]’) when used to indicate multiplication |
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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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|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)#Encoding|Fraction slash]] |
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<td>Prime</td> |
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|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. |
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<td>Minutes, Feet</td> |
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|/ |
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<td>'</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)|Slash]] |
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<td>Apostrophe</td> |
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|- |
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</tr> |
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|∕ |
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|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)#Encoding|Division slash]] |
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<td>″</td> |
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|Indicates a division operation (e.g. 3.14∕2n). |
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<td>Double Prime</td> |
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|/ |
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<td>Seconds, Inches</td> |
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|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)|Slash]] |
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<td>"</td> |
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|} |
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<td>Quotation Mark</td> |
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</tr> |
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[[Category:How_To]] |
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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> |
Latest revision as of 17:49, 20 May 2015
N.B. Usage of preferred characters is optional and sometimes unwarranted.
Preferred | Usage | Deprecates | ||
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‐ | 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 |