Punctuation Marks
Punctuation marks and their names, uses, and categories.
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| ID | Symbol | Name | Use | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | Period | Ends a declarative sentence | Terminal |
| 2 | , | Comma | Separates clauses or items in a list | Separator |
| 3 | ; | Semicolon | Links two closely related independent clauses | Separator |
| 4 | : | Colon | Introduces a list or an explanation | Separator |
| 5 | ! | Exclamation mark | Ends an exclamation or command | Terminal |
| 6 | ? | Question mark | Ends a direct question | Terminal |
| 7 | ' | Apostrophe | Marks possession or omitted letters | Punctuation |
| 8 | " | Quotation marks | Enclose direct speech or a quotation | Quotation |
| 9 | - | Hyphen | Joins words or splits a word at a line end | Dash |
| 10 | – | En dash | Marks a span or range of values | Dash |
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Scope and sources
Last checked against sources: October 16, 2026.
Last changed: July 20, 2026. This is when we last changed the data or its description. It doesn’t mean the data runs up to that date.
- Wikipedia: Punctuation (used with permission)
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