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v • d • e Punctuation The term punctuation has two different linguistic meanings: in general, the act and the effect of punctuating, i. ...
| | apostrophe ( ’ ' )
brackets (( )), ([ ]), ({ }), (< >)
colon ( : )
comma ( , )
dashes ( ‒, –, —, ― )
ellipsis ( …, ... )
exclamation mark ( ! )
full stop/period ( . )
guillemets ( « » )
hyphen ( -, ‐ )
question mark ( ? )
quotation marks ( ‘ ’, “ ” )
semicolon ( ; )
slash/stroke ( / )
solidus ( ⁄ )
For the prime symbol (′) used for feet and inches, see Prime (symbol). ...
For technical reasons, :) and some similar combinations starting with : redirect here. ...
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For other uses, see Comma. ...
For other uses, see Dash (disambiguation). ...
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an exclamation mark An exclamation mark, exclamation point or bang, !, is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feeling. ...
A full stop or period (sometimes stop, full point, decimal point, or dot), is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of several different types of sentences in English and many other languages. ...
Guillemets, also called angle quotes, are line segments, pointed as if arrows (« or »), sometimes forming a complementary set of punctuation marks used as a form of quotation mark. ...
This article is about the punctuation mark. ...
? redirects here. ...
Quotation marks or inverted commas (also called quotes and speech marks) are punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech, a quotation, a phrase or a word. ...
A semicolon ( ; ) is a punctuation mark. ...
Due to technical limitations, /. redirects here. ...
A solidus, oblique or slash, /, is a punctuation mark. ...
| | Interword separation | | spaces ( ) ( ) ( )
interpunct ( · )
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A space is a punctuation convention for providing interword separation in some scripts, including the Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and Arabic. ...
An interpunct · is a small dot used for interword separation in ancient Latin script, being perhaps the first consistent visual representation of word boundaries in written language. ...
| | General typography | | ampersand ( & )
asterisk ( * )
at ( @ )
backslash ( )
bullet ( • )
caret ( ^ )
currency ( ¤ ) ¢, $, €, £, ¥, ₩, ₪
dagger/obelisk ( † ) ( ‡ )
degree ( ° )
inverted exclamation point ( ¡ )
inverted question mark ( ¿ )
number sign ( # )
numero sign ( № )
percent and related signs
( %, ‰, ‱ )
pilcrow ( ¶ )
prime ( ′ )
section sign ( § )
tilde/swung dash ( ~ )
umlaut/diaeresis ( ¨ )
underscore/understrike ( _ )
vertical/pipe/broken bar ( |, ¦ )
A specimen of roman typefaces by William Caslon Typography is the art and techniques of type design, modifying type glyphs, and arranging type. ...
An ampersand (&), also commonly called an and sign is a logogram representing the conjunction and. ...
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@ redirects here. ...
The backslash ( ) is a typographical mark (glyph) used chiefly in computing. ...
In typography, a bullet is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list, like below, also known as the point of a bullet: This is the text of a list item. ...
For other uses, see Caret (disambiguation). ...
¢ c A United States cent, or 1¢ or a penny In currency, the cent is a monetary unit that equals 1/100 of various countries basic monetary units. ...
$ redirects here. ...
The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve of the twenty-five nations that form the European Union (and four outside it, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo), which form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). ...
This article is about the currency symbol. ...
¥ ¥9 Chinese price sticker ¥ is a currency sign used for the following currencies: Chinese yuan (CNY) Japanese yen (JPY) The base unit of the two currencies above share the same Chinese character (圓/元/円), pronounced yuan in Mandarin Chinese and en in Standard Japanese. ...
â‚© The won sign (â‚©) is a symbol that is used for the currencies: North Korean won South Korean won Woolong, a fictional currency in Cowboy Bebop Categories: | ...
₪ ₪ is a currency sign that is used for the Israeli new sheqel currency which replaced the Israeli sheqel in 1985. ...
Everyone please stop nitpicking on the use of daggers in theoldnewthing blog! This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
This article describes the typographical or mathematical symbol. ...
Number sign is one name for the symbol #, and is the preferred Unicode name for the codepoint represented by that glyph. ...
The Numero sign (U+2116) or Number sign is used in many languages to indicate ordinal numbering, especially in names and titles, rather than the US-derived number sign, #. For example, instead of Number 4 Privet Drive or #4 Privet Drive, one could write â„– 4 Privet Drive. The symbol is...
The percent sign (%) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage (that the preceding number is divided by one hundred). ...
A pilcrow from the font Gentium, designed by J. Victor Gaultney, 2002. ...
This article is not about the symbol for the set of prime numbers, â„™. The prime (′, Unicode U+2032, ′) is a symbol with many mathematical uses: A complement in set theory: A′ is the complement of the set A A point related to another (e. ...
The section sign (§; Unicode U+00A7, HTML entity §) is a typographical character used mainly to refer to a particular section of a document, such as a legal code. ...
For the baseball player known as the Big Tilde, see Magglio Ordóñez. ...
The umlaut mark (or simply umlaut) and the trema or diaeresis mark (or simply diaeresis) are two diacritics consisting of a pair of dots placed over a letter. ...
The underscore _ is the character with ASCII value 95. ...
The symbol (|) has various names that refer to differing, yet sometimes related semantics: One of the more popular names is the Sheffer stroke, though often referred to as a pipe (by the Unix community) and Vertical bar, verti-bar, vertical line or divider line by others. ...
| | Uncommon typography | | asterism ( ⁂ )
index/fist ( ☞ )
therefore sign ( ∴ )
interrobang ( ‽ )
irony mark ( ؟ )
reference mark ( ※ )
sarcasm mark
A specimen of roman typefaces by William Caslon Typography is the art and techniques of type design, modifying type glyphs, and arranging type. ...
In typography, an asterism is a rare symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle, used to call attention to a passage or to separate sub-chapters in a book. ...
The symbol ☞ is a rare punctuation mark, called an index or fist. ...
In a mathematical proof, the therefore sign is a symbol that is sometimes placed before a logical consequence, such as the conclusion of a syllogism. ...
For other uses, see Interrobang (disambiguation). ...
This page lists Japanese typographic symbols which are not included in kana or kanji. ...
A sarcasm mark, also called a sarcasm point, helps the reader identify certain messages as being derogatory or ironic. ...
| The irony mark or irony point (؟) (French: point d’ironie; also called a snark or zing) is a punctuation mark that purports to indicate that a sentence should be understood at a second level. It is illustrated by a small, elevated, backward-facing question mark. Its usage is extremely rare. Punctuation marks are written symbols that do not correspond to either phonemes (sounds) of a spoken language nor to lexemes (words and phrases) of a written language, but which serve to organize or clarify written language. ...
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History
 The irony point as written by Alcanter de Brahm. This mark was proposed by the French poet Alcanter de Brahm (alias Marcel Bernhardt) at the end of the 19th century. It was in turn taken by Hervé Bazin in his book Plumons l’Oiseau (1966), in which the author proposes several other innovative punctuation marks, such as the doubt point (
 ), certitude point (
 ), acclamation point (
 ), authority point (
 ), indignation point (
 , essentially ¡), and love point (
 or
 ). It was also featured in the art periodical Point d’Ironie by Agnes b. in 1997. Hervé Bazin (Jean-Pierre Hervé-Bazin) (April 7, 1911, Angers - February 17, 1996, Angers) was a French writer, whose best-known novels (based on his own life) covered topics of teenage rebellion and dysfunctional families. ...
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Politics An acclamation is a form of election not using a ballot. ...
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This article is about authority as a concept. ...
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Indignation Defnition: An anger that is aroused by unfairness, a sense that what has occurred is unrighteous. ...
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Its form is essentially the same as the late medieval  , a percontation point (punctus percontativus), which was used to mark rhetorical questions[1]. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ...
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Examples - Love may be blind, but lingerie is rather popular؟
- He sold his watch to buy her combs, and she sold her hair to buy him a new watchband؟ (ref.[2])
Usage The irony mark has never really been used beyond occasional appearances in artistic or literary publications. There are several possible explanations for the limited use of this punctuation mark: - In some cases a whole text may be ironic, rather than individual sentences. Then it would either be the case that the irony mark cannot be applied to a single sentence or that it would have to be applied to too many sentences.
- Irony is often intended to be misunderstood by a certain portion of its audience, either to enforce close attention or to create a boundary between those "in the know" and those who miss the point. Explicit use of an irony mark in such a circumstance would defeat the purpose.
- The mark is not widely recognized currently. Hence, its usage could confuse the reader and interrupt the flow of the text.
- The mark is not supported in standard typesetting systems. (In contrast, initial adoption of ¿ required simply the inversion of a piece of existing type.)
- The existence of a number of alternative glyphs or characters that can be used to convey a similar meaning (see following).
A quazzy mark is an inverted question mark. ...
Alternative glyphs or characters -
- In the United Kingdom, television subtitles use an exclamation mark in parentheses to indicate sarcasm: Oh, that's just perfect(!).
- Certain emoticons, such as ;-) , have a typographical value that approximates that of the irony mark, which was indeed the function of many of the first smilies.
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an exclamation mark An exclamation mark, exclamation point or bang, !, is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feeling. ...
Emoticons originated with text representations. ...
In IT and printing Although this character has never been officially adopted by typographers, it happens to look the same as the backward question mark (؟) found in Arabic. Pande ...
Arabic redirects here. ...
Unicode does not include this character, but several others resemble it: The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ...
- Arabic Question Mark U+061F (mentioned above, but may cause problems with writing direction when used in Western script)
- Latin letter pharyngeal voiced fricative U+0295
- Modifier letter small reversed glottal stop U+02E4
Commissioned by the CPNB (foundation for the Collective Promotion for the Dutch Book) on the occasion of their Boekenweek, which was about The Praise of Folly, the foundry Underware created an irony character, and released it into different forms.
See also A quazzy mark is an inverted question mark. ...
For other uses, see Interrobang (disambiguation). ...
A sarcasm mark, also called a sarcasm point, helps the reader identify certain messages as being derogatory or ironic. ...
References The Gift of the Magi is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), allegedly at Petes Tavern[1][2] on Irving Place in New York City. ...
External links - Site of the publication Point d'ironie
- Fontblog discussion
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