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) | |
