General Punctuation

For additional general punctuation characters see also Basic Latin, Latin-1, Supplemental Punctuation and CJK Symbols and Punctuation.

Spaces

2000 ␣ En Quad
  ≡2002 ␣ en space
  ⇝0020 ␣ space
2001 ␣ Em Quad
  =mutton quad
  ≡2003 ␣ em space
  ⇝0020 ␣ space
2002 ␣ En Space
  =nut
  •half an em
  ≈0020 ␣ space
2003 ␣ Em Space
  =mutton
  •nominally, a space equal to the type size in points
  •may scale by the condensation factor of a font
  ≈0020 ␣ space
2004 ␣ Three-Per-Em Space
  =thick space
  ≈0020 ␣ space
2005 ␣ Four-Per-Em Space
  =mid space
  ≈0020 ␣ space
2006 ␣ Six-Per-Em Space
  •in computer typography sometimes equated to thin space
  ≈0020 ␣ space
2007 ␣ Figure Space
  •space equal to tabular width of a font
  •this is equivalent to the digit width of fonts with fixed-width digits
  ≈<noBreak> 0020 ␣
2008 ␣ Punctuation Space
  •space equal to narrow punctuation of a font
  ≈0020 ␣ space
2009 ␣ Thin Space
  •a fifth of an em (or sometimes a sixth)
  →202F ␣ narrow no-break space
  ≈0020 ␣ space
200A ␣ Hair Space
  •thinner than a thin space
  •in traditional typography, the thinnest space available
  ≈0020 ␣ space

Format characters

200B ⬚ Zero Width Space
  •commonly abbreviated ZWSP
  •this character is intended for invisible word separation and for line break control; it has no width, but its presence between two characters does not prevent increased letter spacing in justification
200C ⬚ Zero Width Non-Joiner
  •commonly abbreviated ZWNJ
200D ⬚ Zero Width Joiner
  •commonly abbreviated ZWJ
200E ⬚ Left-To-Right Mark
  •commonly abbreviated LRM
200F ⬚ Right-To-Left Mark
  •commonly abbreviated RLM
  →061C ⬚ arabic letter mark

Dashes

2010 ‐ Hyphen
  →002D - hyphen-minus
  →00AD ⬚ soft hyphen
2011 ‑ Non-Breaking Hyphen
  ≈<noBreak> 2010 ‐
2012 ‒ Figure Dash
2013 – En Dash
2014 — Em Dash
  •may be used in pairs to offset parenthetical text
  →2E3A ⸺ two-em dash
  →30FC ー katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
2015 ― Horizontal Bar
  =quotation dash
  •long dash introducing quoted text

General punctuation

2016 ‖ Double Vertical Line
  •used in pairs to indicate norm of a matrix
  →20E6 ◌⃦ combining double vertical stroke overlay
  →2225 ∥ parallel to
  →23F8 ⏸ double vertical bar
2017 ‗ Double Low Line
  •this is a spacing character
  →005F _ low line
  →0333 ◌̳ combining double low line
  ≈0020 ␣ 0333 ◌̳

Quotation marks and apostrophe

Use of quotation marks differs by language. The character names cannot reflect actual usage for all languages.
2018 ‘ Left Single Quotation Mark
  =single turned comma quotation mark
  •this is the preferred character (as opposed to 201B ‛)
  →0027 ' apostrophe
  →02BB ʻ modifier letter turned comma
  →275B ❛ heavy single turned comma quotation mark ornament
2019 ’ Right Single Quotation Mark
  =single comma quotation mark
  •this is the preferred character to use for apostrophe
  →0027 ' apostrophe
  →02BC ʼ modifier letter apostrophe
  →275C ❜ heavy single comma quotation mark ornament
201A ‚ Single Low-9 Quotation Mark
  =low single comma quotation mark
  •used as opening single quotation mark in some languages
201B ‛ Single High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark
  =single reversed comma quotation mark
  •has same semantic as 2018 ‘, but differs in appearance
  →02BD ʽ modifier letter reversed comma
201C “ Left Double Quotation Mark
  =double turned comma quotation mark
  •this is the preferred character (as opposed to 201F ‟)
  →0022 " quotation mark
  →275D ❝ heavy double turned comma quotation mark ornament
  →301D 〝 reversed double prime quotation mark
201D ” Right Double Quotation Mark
  =double comma quotation mark
  →0022 " quotation mark
  →2033 ″ double prime
  →275E ❞ heavy double comma quotation mark ornament
  →301E 〞 double prime quotation mark
201E „ Double Low-9 Quotation Mark
  =low double comma quotation mark
  •used as opening double quotation mark in some languages
  →2E42 ⹂ double low-reversed-9 quotation mark
  →301F 〟 low double prime quotation mark
201F ‟ Double High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark
  =double reversed comma quotation mark
  •has same semantic as 201C “, but differs in appearance

General punctuation

2020 † Dagger
  =obelisk, long cross, oblong cross
  →2E38 ⸸ turned dagger
2021 ‡ Double Dagger
  =diesis, double obelisk
  →2E4B ⹋ triple dagger
2022 • Bullet
  =black small circle
  →00B7 · middle dot
  →2024 ․ one dot leader
  →2219 ∙ bullet operator
  →25D8 ◘ inverse bullet
  →25E6 ◦ white bullet
2023 ‣ Triangular Bullet
  →220E ∎ end of proof
  →25B8 ▸ black right-pointing small triangle
2024 ․ One Dot Leader
  •also used as an Armenian semicolon (mijaket)
  →00B7 · middle dot
  →2022 • bullet
  →2219 ∙ bullet operator
  ≈002E . full stop
2025 ‥ Two Dot Leader
  ≈002E . 002E .
2026 … Horizontal Ellipsis
  =three dot leader
  →22EE ⋮ vertical ellipsis
  →FE19 ︙ presentation form for vertical horizontal ellipsis
  ≈002E . 002E . 002E .
2027 ‧ Hyphenation Point
  •visible symbol used to indicate correct positions for word breaking, as in dic·tion·ar·ies

Separators

2028 ␣ Line Separator
  •may be used to represent this semantic unambiguously
2029 ␣ Paragraph Separator
  •may be used to represent this semantic unambiguously

Format characters

202A ⬚ Left-To-Right Embedding
  •commonly abbreviated LRE
202B ⬚ Right-To-Left Embedding
  •commonly abbreviated RLE
202C ⬚ Pop Directional Formatting
  •commonly abbreviated PDF
202D ⬚ Left-To-Right Override
  •commonly abbreviated LRO
202E ⬚ Right-To-Left Override
  •commonly abbreviated RLO

Space

202F ␣ Narrow No-Break Space
  •commonly abbreviated NNBSP
  •a narrow form of a no-break space, typically the width of a thin space or a mid space
  →00A0 ␣ no-break space
  →2005 ␣ four-per-em space
  →2009 ␣ thin space
  ≈<noBreak> 0020 ␣

General punctuation

2030 ‰ Per Mille Sign
  =permille, per thousand
  •used, for example, in measures of blood alcohol content, salinity, etc.
  →0025 % percent sign
  →0609 ؉ arabic-indic per mille sign
2031 ‱ Per Ten Thousand Sign
  =permyriad
  •percent of a percent, rarely used
  →0025 % percent sign
  →060A ؊ arabic-indic per ten thousand sign
2032 ′ Prime
  =minutes, feet
  →0027 ' apostrophe
  →00B4 ´ acute accent
  →02B9 ʹ modifier letter prime
2033 ″ Double Prime
  =seconds, inches
  →0022 " quotation mark
  →02BA ʺ modifier letter double prime
  →201D ” right double quotation mark
  →3003 〃 ditto mark
  →301E 〞 double prime quotation mark
  ≈2032 ′ 2032 ′
2034 ‴ Triple Prime
  =lines (old measure, 1/12 of an inch)
  ≈2032 ′ 2032 ′ 2032 ′
2035 ‵ Reversed Prime
  →0060 ` grave accent
2036 ‶ Reversed Double Prime
  →301D 〝 reversed double prime quotation mark
  ≈2035 ‵ 2035 ‵
2037 ‷ Reversed Triple Prime
  ≈2035 ‵ 2035 ‵ 2035 ‵
2038 ‸ Caret
  →2303 ⌃ up arrowhead
  →A788 ꞈ modifier letter low circumflex accent

Quotation marks

2039 ‹ Single Left-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark
  =left pointing single guillemet
  •usually opening, sometimes closing
  →003C < less-than sign
  →2329 〈 left-pointing angle bracket
  →3008 〈 left angle bracket
203A › Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark
  =right pointing single guillemet
  •usually closing, sometimes opening
  →003E > greater-than sign
  →232A 〉 right-pointing angle bracket
  →3009 〉 right angle bracket

General punctuation

203B ※ Reference Mark
  =Japanese kome
  =Urdu paragraph separator
  →0FBF ྿ tibetan ku ru kha bzhi mig can
  →200AD 𠂭

Double punctuation for vertical text

203C ‼ Double Exclamation Mark
  →0021 ! exclamation mark
  ≈0021 ! 0021 !

General punctuation

203D ‽ Interrobang
  →0021 ! exclamation mark
  →003F ? question mark
  →2E18 ⸘ inverted interrobang
  →1F679 🙹 heavy interrobang ornament
203E ‾ Overline
  =spacing overscore
  ≈0020 ␣ 0305 ◌̅
203F ‿ Undertie
  =Greek enotikon
  →2323 ⌣ smile
2040 ⁀ Character Tie
  =z notation sequence concatenation
  →2322 ⌢ frown
2041 ⁁ Caret Insertion Point
  •proofreader's mark: insert here
  →22CC ⋌ right semidirect product
2042 ⁂ Asterism
2043 ⁃ Hyphen Bullet
  →002D - hyphen-minus
2044 ⁄ Fraction Slash
  =solidus (in typography)
  •for composing arbitrary fractions
  →002F / solidus
  →2215 ∕ division slash

Brackets

2045 ⁅ Left Square Bracket With Quill
  →2E20 ⸠ left vertical bar with quill
  →2E55 ⹕ left square bracket with stroke
2046 ⁆ Right Square Bracket With Quill

Double punctuation for vertical text

2047 ⁇ Double Question Mark
  ≈003F ? 003F ?
2048 ⁈ Question Exclamation Mark
  ≈003F ? 0021 !
2049 ⁉ Exclamation Question Mark
  ≈0021 ! 003F ?

General punctuation

204A ⁊ Tironian Sign Et
  •Irish Gaelic, Old English, ...
  →0026 & ampersand
  →2E52 ⹒ tironian sign capital et
  →1F670 🙰 script ligature et ornament
204B ⁋ Reversed Pilcrow Sign
  →00B6 ¶ pilcrow sign
  →2E4D ⹍ paragraphus mark
204C ⁌ Black Leftwards Bullet
204D ⁍ Black Rightwards Bullet
204E ⁎ Low Asterisk
  →002A * asterisk
  →0359 ◌͙ combining asterisk below
204F ⁏ Reversed Semicolon
  •used occasionally in Sindhi when Sindhi is written in the Arabic script
  →003B ; semicolon
  →061B ‎؛‎ arabic semicolon
2050 ⁐ Close Up
  •editing mark
  →AB5B ꭛ modifier breve with inverted breve
2051 ⁑ Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically
2052 ⁒ Commercial Minus Sign
  =abzüglich (German), med avdrag av (Swedish), piska (Swedish, "whip")
  •a common glyph variant and fallback representation looks like ./.
  •may also be used as a dingbat to indicate correctness
  •used in Finno-Ugric Phonetic Alphabet to indicate a related borrowed form with different sound
  →0025 % percent sign
  →066A ٪ arabic percent sign
  →00F7 ÷ division sign
2053 ⁓ Swung Dash
  →007E ~ tilde
2054 ⁔ Inverted Undertie
2055 ⁕ Flower Punctuation Mark
  =phul, puspika
  •used as a punctuation mark with Syloti Nagri, Bengali and other Indic scripts
  →274B ❋ heavy eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk

Archaic punctuation

2056 ⁖ Three Dot Punctuation
  →10FB ჻ georgian paragraph separator

General punctuation

2057 ⁗ Quadruple Prime
  ≈2032 ′ 2032 ′ 2032 ′ 2032 ′

Archaic punctuation

See also historic punctuation with multiple dots in the range 2E2A-2E2D.
2058 ⁘ Four Dot Punctuation
2059 ⁙ Five Dot Punctuation
  =Greek pentonkion
  =quincunx
  →2684 ⚄ die face-5
205A ⁚ Two Dot Punctuation
  •historically used to indicate the end of a sentence or change of speaker
  •extends from baseline to cap height
  →FE30 ︰ presentation form for vertical two dot leader
  →1015B 𐅛 greek acrophonic epidaurean two
205B ⁛ Four Dot Mark
  •used by scribes in the margin as highlighter mark
  •this is centered on the line, but extends beyond top and bottom of the line
205C ⁜ Dotted Cross
  •used by scribes in the margin as highlighter mark
205D ⁝ Tricolon
  =Epidaurean acrophonic symbol three
  →22EE ⋮ vertical ellipsis
  →2AF6 ⫶ triple colon operator
  →FE19 ︙ presentation form for vertical horizontal ellipsis
205E ⁞ Vertical Four Dots
  •used in dictionaries to indicate legal but undesirable word break
  •glyph extends the whole height of the line
  →2E3D ⸽ vertical six dots

Space

205F ␣ Medium Mathematical Space
  •abbreviated MMSP
  •four-eighteenths of an em
  ≈0020 ␣ space

Format character

2060 ⬚ Word Joiner
  •commonly abbreviated WJ
  •a zero width non-breaking space (only)
  •intended for disambiguation of functions for byte order mark
  →FEFF ⬚ zero width no-break space

Invisible operators

2061 ⬚ Function Application
  •contiguity operator indicating application of a function
2062 ⬚ Invisible Times
  •contiguity operator indicating multiplication
2063 ⬚ Invisible Separator
  =invisible comma
  •contiguity operator indicating that adjacent mathematical symbols form a list, e.g. when no visible comma is used between multiple indices
2064 ⬚ Invisible Plus
  •contiguity operator indicating addition

Format characters

2066 ⬚ Left-To-Right Isolate
  •commonly abbreviated LRI
2067 ⬚ Right-To-Left Isolate
  •commonly abbreviated RLI
2068 ⬚ First Strong Isolate
  •commonly abbreviated FSI
2069 ⬚ Pop Directional Isolate
  •commonly abbreviated PDI

Deprecated

Use of these characters is strongly discouraged.
206A ⬚ Inhibit Symmetric Swapping
206B ⬚ Activate Symmetric Swapping
206C ⬚ Inhibit Arabic Form Shaping
206D ⬚ Activate Arabic Form Shaping
206E ⬚ National Digit Shapes
206F ⬚ Nominal Digit Shapes

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