Punctuation Marks Not Common on a Keyboard
Acclamation Point
Asterism
⁂
Authority Point
Basis Point
‱
Because
∵
Caret
^
Cent
Certitude Point
¢
Copyright Mark
©
Used in cases of absolute certainty or conviction
Dagger
† ‡
Degree
°
Generic Currency
!,
¤
Guillemets
«»
or
„”
Hedera
❧
Indignation Point
Stands in as a footnote. Specifically the second and third
footnote, respectively, after * has already been used
This is the opposite of the certitude point, and used to end a
sentence with a note of skepticism
Doubt Point
Exclamation Comma
Indicates an enthusiastic display of approval; demonstration of
goodwill or welcome
Indicates minor breaks in text. It can also mean "untitled"
"Shades" a sentence with a note of expertise; used to indicate
an order or advice that should be taken seriously, as it comes
from a voice of authority
A unit equal to one hundredth of a percentage point,
colloquially referred to in the plural as "bips", used as a
convenient measurement in contexts where percentage
differences of less than 1% are discussed
Placed before a logical consequence, such as the conclusion of
a syllogism (logical argument)
Also known as the proofreading mark, it indicates something
that’s missing from the original text
¡
Just because you’re excited about something doesn’t mean you
have to end the sentence
It is often used in place of a symbol that is not present in the
font or language set in use
Non-English languages use them as quotation marks
Old-style paragraph mark used incorrectly as a “fancy heart
symbol”
Used to denote intense anger
Interpunct
Interrobang
Inverted Question
Mark
·
‽
¿
Irony Mark
Percontation Mark
‫؟‬
Percent per mil
‰
Prime (triple)
‴
Love point
◊
Lozenge
Obleus
÷
Pilcrow
¶
Question Comma
?,
Reference Marks
Registered
Trademark
Section Sign
®
Service Mark
℠
Snark
‫؟‬
.~
Snark
Solidus
Sound Recording
Copyright
Indicates syllabification within a word with multiple syllables
It is the glorious punctuation equivalent of saying OMGWTF?!
While mostly used to begin interrogative sentences in written
Spanish, they can also used to express the combination of a
question and surprise or disbelief.
In March 2007, the Dutch foundation CPNB presented another
design of an irony mark
Used to indicate that a sentence should be understood at a
second level; or a rhetorical question
While the standard percent, %, denotes hundreds, per mil
denotes per thousands
The prime symbol ( ′ ), double prime symbol ( ″ ), and triple
prime symbol ( ‴ ), are used in linguistics to denote palatization
or pronunciation of consonants
Made of two question marks, one mirrored, that share a point
to denote a statement of affection or love
§
⁄
Used to show division
Indicates a paragraph break. “Pilcrow” is the Middle English
word for “Paragraph”
The interrogative version of its best friend the Exclamation
Comma.
The traditional order of these symbols in English is *, †, ‡, §, ‖,
¶.
Indicates sections in a text, mostly by lawyers
This symbol has some legal force, and is typically used for
service marks not yet registered with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office
Precedes a statement to indicate its intent before it is read to
indicate deep irony or sarcasm.
Used to indicate that a sentence should be understood beyond
the literal meaning
Shilling Mark used to set apart different values of currency
℗
The P stands for phonogram
Tie
⁀
Therefore
Trademark
∴
Used as a word non-divider, similar to hyphen, which is used
as a word divider
Similar to, and often interchangeable with the Because sign
™