COMPUTER SYMBOLS AND PUNCTUATION
!
exclamation
--
dash
@
at
=
equals
#
number or pound
+
plus
$
dollar
{}
braces
%
percent
[]
brackets
^
carat
\
backslash
&
and or ampersand
|
pipe
*
asterisk or note
“
quotation
(
left parenthesis
‘
apostrophe
)
right parenthesis
/
forward slash
-
hyphen
<>
greater than, less than
 Do not space between a figure and the / or the $ sign.
½
$20

Do not space between a figure and the
%, nor before or after (-) or (--) used as punctuation.
100%
Ellen Roberts-Moore
I could eat chicken--especially fried--everyday.
 Do not space between # and a figure.
#1

Do not space between (
) and the word that are in them.
The spelling bee winner (William Bell) won a trip to Washington, DC.

:
Do not space between ( ) and a figure.
2:30

Do not space before or after & used to join initials.
SCE&G or M&Ms

Space once before and after & used to join names.
South Carolina Electric & Gas or Mars & Mars

Space one time between measurements:
5’ 4”
12’ x 12’