Punctuation or punctuation marks are symbols that help separate, clarify, and emphasize written text. For example, the two statements “eats shoots and leaves” and “eats, shoots, and leaves” have the same words but are read differently when commas are added.
List of punctuation marks
Below is a list of all the punctuation marks in alphabetical order used in writing. Clicking on any of the following links also gives you further information about how the punctuation is used, it’s location on a keyboard, and other related help.
How do I check if I’ve punctuated correctly?
Use a grammar checker to verify that punctuation like periods and commas are properly used.
Keyboard terms, Word processor terms
Related information
- Computer keyboard key explanations.
- Keyboard help and support.
