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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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{| border="1"
|+Preferred Unicode characters for English punctuation
|+Preferred Unicode characters for English punctuation
! colspan="2" |Preferred
! colspan="2" |Preferred
!Usage
!Usage
!Deprecates
! colspan="2" |Deprecates
|- <!-- new row! -->
|- <!-- new row! -->
|‐
|‐
|Hyphen
|[[wikipedia:Hyphen|Hyphen]]
|Joining words, e.g. co‐operate.
|Joins words and syllables of a word (e.g. co‐operate).
| rowspan="4" |- (hyphen-minus)
| rowspan="4" |-
| rowspan="4" |[[wikipedia:Hyphen-minus|Hyphen-minus]]
|- <!-- new row! -->
|- <!-- new row! -->
|‒
|‒
|Figure Dash
|[[wikipedia:Dash#Figure dash|Figure Dash]]
|used as a dash within numbers, e.g. 555‒1212
|Used as a dash within numbers (e.g. 555‒1212).
|- <!-- new row! -->
|- <!-- new row! -->
|–
|–
|En Dash
|[[wikipedia:Dash#En dash|En Dash]]
|Separate range of numbers (e.g. 1989‒90)
|Indicates a range of numbers (e.g. 1989–90).
|- <!-- new row! -->
|- <!-- new row! -->
|−
|−
|[[wikipedia:Plus and minus signs#Minus sign|Minus sign]]
|Minus sign
|Indicate subtraction
|Indicates subtraction.
|- <!-- new row! -->
|- <!-- new row! -->
|
|
|Em Dash
|[[wikipedia:Dash#Em dash|Em Dash]]
|Separate thoughts—like this
|Separate thoughts—like this.
|rowspan="2" | -- (hyphen-minus, ×2)
|rowspan="2" |--
|rowspan="2" |[[wikipedia:Hyphen-minus|Hyphen-minus]] ×2
|- <!-- new row! -->
|- <!-- new row! -->
|―
|―
|Horizontal bar<br/>Quotation dash
|[[wikipedia:Dash#Horizontal_bar|Horizontal bar]] aka [[wikipedia:Non-English usage of quotation marks#Quotation dash|Quotation dash]]
|Introduce quoted text in some cases.
|Introduces quoted text in some cases (non‐standard for English dialect).
|- <!-- new row! -->
|- <!-- new row! -->
|‘
|‘
|Left single quotation mark
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Left single quotation mark]]
|Indicate start of quoted text.
|Indicates start of quoted text.
|rowspan="3" | ' (apostrophe-quote)
|rowspan="3" |'
|rowspan="3" |[[wikipedia:Apostrophe#ASCII encoding|Apostrophe]]
|-
|-
|’
|’
|Right single quotation mark<br/>Apostrophe
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Right single quotation mark]]<br />[[wikipedia:Apostrophe|Apostrophe]]
|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]].
|Indicates end of quoted text, or omitted characters.
|-
|-
|′
|′
|[[wikipedia:Prime (symbol)|Prime]]
|Prime
|Minutes; feet.
|Minutes; feet
|-
|-
|“
|“
|Left double quotation mark
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Left double quotation mark]]
|Indicate start of quoted text
|Indicates start of quoted text.
|rowspan="3" | " (quotation mark)
|rowspan="4" |"
|rowspan="4" |[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Quotation mark]]
|-
|-
|”
|”
|Right double quotation mark
|[[wikipedia:Quotation mark|Right double quotation mark]]
|Indicate end of quoted text
|Indicates end of quoted text.
|-
|-
|″
|″
|Double prime
|[[wikipedia:Prime (symbol)|Double prime]]
|Seconds; inches
|Seconds; inches
|-
|〃
|[[wikipedia:Ditto mark|Ditto mark]]
|Indicates that the word(s) or figure(s) below which it is placed are to be repeated.
|-
|-
|…
|…
|Horizontal ellipsis
|[[wikipedia:Ellipsis|Horizontal ellipsis]]
|Indicate intentional omission in original text, or a pause in speech or thought.
|Indicates intentional omission in original text…or a pause in speech or thought.
|...
|... (Period/full stop ×3)
|[[wikipedia:Full stop|Full stop]] ×3
|-
|-
|Multiplication
|[[wikipedia:Multiplication|Multiplication]]
|Indicate multiplication operation.
|Indicates a multiplication operation.
|x
|x (the letter 'x') when used to indicate multiplication
|(the letter ‘[[wikipedia:X|X]]’) when used to indicate multiplication
|-
|⁄
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)#Encoding|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.
|/
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)|Slash]]
|-
|∕
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)#Encoding|Division slash]]
|Indicates a division operation (e.g. 3.14∕2n).
|/
|[[wikipedia:Slash_(punctuation)|Slash]]
|}
|}

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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