- Punctuation - Wikipedia
Punctuation marks are marks indicating how a piece of written text should be read (silently or aloud) and, consequently, understood [1] The oldest known examples of punctuation marks were found in the Mesha Stele from the 9th century BC, consisting of points between the words and horizontal strokes between sections [2]
- English punctuation - Wikipedia
Punctuation in the English language helps the reader to understand a sentence through visual means other than just the letters of the alphabet [1]
- List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia
Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases
- Colon (punctuation) - Wikipedia
The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, [1] or a quoted sentence [2] It is also used between hours and minutes in time, [1] between certain elements in medical journal citations, [3] between chapter and verse in Bible citations, [4] between two numbers in a ratio, and, in the US, for
- Punctuation - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Punctuation makes text easier to read and understand These are the most common punctuation marks used in English: [ ] are brackets or square brackets There are other punctuation marks but used less often Other languages have other marks, such as French using guillemets, « » as quotation marks
- Full stop - Wikipedia
In the English-speaking world, a punctuation mark identical to the full stop is used as the decimal separator and for other purposes, and may be called a point
- General Punctuation - Wikipedia
Included are the defined-width spaces, joining formats, directional formats, smart quotes, archaic and novel punctuation such as the interrobang, and invisible mathematical operators
- Help:Punctuation - Wikipedia
This page, Help:Punctuation, explains the use of punctuation marks in Wikipedia pages In general, pages can contain the type of punctuation marks used in major English style guides
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