Punctuations
| NO. | Punctuation | Spelling | Pronunciation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , | comma | /ˈkɑːmə/ | |
| 2 | . | period | /’pɪrɪəd/ | |
| 3 | : | colon | /ˈkoʊlən/ | |
| 4 | ; | semicolon | /’sɛmɪkolən/ | |
| 5 | ! | exclamation mark | /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn/ /mɑːrk/ | |
| 6 | ? | question mark | /’kwɛstʃən/ /mɑːrk/ | |
| 7 | ‘ ‘ | single quotation marks | /kwoʊˈteɪʃn/ | |
| 8 | ” “ | double quotation marks | /kwoʊˈteɪʃn/ | |
| 9 | …… | ellipsis | /ɪ’lɪpsɪs/ | |
| 10 | * | star | /star/ | |
| 11 | ∙ | bullet | /ˈbʊlɪt/ | |
| 12 | ( ) | (open / close )bracket | /ˈbrækɪt/ | |
| 13 | [ ] | (open / close ) square bracket | /skwer/ /ˈbrækɪt/ | |
| 14 | { } | (open / close ) curly brace | /’kɝli/ /breɪs/ | |
| 15 | ~ | tilde | /’tɪldə/ | |
| 16 | / | slash | /slæʃ/ | |
| 17 | \ | backslash | /ˈbækˌslæʃ/ | |
| 18 | # | pound | /paʊnd/ | |
| 19 | & | ampersand | /ˈæmpɚˌsænd/ | |
| 20 | | | vertical bar | /ˈvɜːrtɪkl/ /bɑːr/ | |
| 21 | =̷ | is not equal to | /ˈiːkwəl/ | |
| 22 | ° | degree | /dɪˈɡriː/ | |
| 23 | ℃ | Celsius Degree | /ˈselsiəs/ /dɪˈɡriː/ | |
| 24 | ‘ | apostrophe | /ə’pɑstrəfi/ | |
| 25 | – | hyphen | /ˈhaɪfn/; input with minus | e.g. : upper-case; 1-231-007; some coun- tries. 连字符 |
| 26 | – | en dash | /en/ /dæʃ/ = to; input with option+ minus | e.g. : 1980-1995; Tom (1950-); the post-World War II years 连接符 |
| 27 | — | em dash | /em/ /dæʃ/; input with shift + option + minus | 破折号 |