Symbo

l
~
`
!
@
#

Name

$
%
^
&
*
()
(
)

Tilde
grave accent
exclamation mark
at
Number or pound or
hash
dollar sign
percent
Caret or circumflex
Ampersand or and
asterisk
Parentheses
open
close

Hyphen

+
=
{}

Plus sign
Equals sign
Braces,
curly brackets
Square brackets
brackets
colon
semicolon

[]
:
;

quotation marks or
quotes
apostrophe

Comma
period

Ellipsis

question mark

forward slash

\
<>

Back slash
angle brackets

Usage
Approximately, ex. ~30 minutes ago, 50~60 Hz
low tone, programming language (backtick)
To indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), ex. Watch out!
E-mail. reymoreno@hiairkorea.co.kr
Designation of a number ex. #1 number one. Telephone pound key.
Dollar unit of currency around the world
Percentage, a number or ratio as a fraction of 100.
Proof reading it lacks". In math exponent 6^3 = 6*6*6
Presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s) ("They eat and they drink.")
Used to call out a footnote, to indicate an omission, f*** off
Contain material that could be omitted without destroying or altering the
meaning of a sentence. Ex. I expect five hundred dollars ($500).
Use full parentheses to enclose numbers or letters used for listed items. Ex.
We need an emergency room physician who can (1) think quickly, (2) treat
patients respectfully, and (3) handle complaints from the public.
Hyphenate all spelled-out fractions ex. One-third 1/3
Ex. The well-known actress
To add. Ex. 2+2=4
To indicate equality Ex. 2+2=4
For mathematics, {f,g}
Are mainly used to insert explanatory material. Ex. "I appreciate it [the
honor], but I must refuse"
Ratio Ex. 2:1 reads as 2 is to 1
Between items in a series or listing containing internal punctuation. Ex.
Here are three examples of familiar sequences: one, two, and three; a, b,
and c; first, second, and third.
Denotes either speech or a quotation. Ex. "Good morning, Frank," said
Hal.
The marking of the omission of one or more letters (as in
the contraction of do not to dont)
The marking of possessive case (as in the cats whiskers
Mainly for separating things. Ex. he ate cereal, bacon, eggs and toast
To indicate the end of sentences.
It is usual to use periods after initials; J. K. Rowling
Is a series of dots that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word,
sentence. Ex. "But I thought he was . . ."
Replaces the full stop (period) at the end of an interrogative sentence Ex.
How are you?
Substitute for "or" Ex. Male/Female
Initialism Ex. R/C radio control or w/o without
Programming or mathematics
Greater-than and less-than
To enclose highlighted material