| Symbol | The character by itself | In Context |
|---|---|---|
| tilde | ~ | https:// www.website.com/ ~user |
| backtick mark | ` | &id=`1` |
| exclamation mark | ! | This is exciting! This is exciting. |
| inverted exclamation mark, typed as ¡ | ¡ | Intersante. ¡Ay caramba! Intersante. Ay caramba. |
| at symbol | @ | I have a message for @paul |
| pound/hash/number sign | # | I live at apartment #40 |
| caret | ^ | This is ^not the worst I’ve seen |
| ampersand, typed as & | & | M&Ms BB&T black & white |
| ampersand | & | M&Ms BB&T black & white |
| asterisk | * | Fields marked with * are required. Name* |
| left parenthesis | ( | I am (understandably) excited. |
| right parenthesis | ) | I am (understandably) excited. |
| dash (minus/hyphen) | - | blue-green. This is - not unexpectedly - a parenthetical clause. |
| m dash, typed as — | — | This is also—not unexpectedly—a parenthetical clause. |
| n dash, typed as – | – | This is another – not unexpectedly – parenthetical clause. This is another–not unexpectedly–parenthetical clause. |
| underscore | _ | my_file_name.jpg |
| comma | , | The house is green, red, and orange. |
| period | . | I like cheese. |
| three periods (pseudo ellipses) | ... | This sentence trails off... And here is another sentence. |
| ellipses typed as … | … | This sentence trails off… And here is another sentence. |
| forward slash | / | home/products/widgets Give him/her a prize. https://www.deque.com |
| backslash | \ | c:\folder\file.docx |
| vertical bar | | | Products | Our web site |
| question mark | ? | What do you mean? Are you angry?? Are you still angry?!? |
| inverted question mark, typed as ¿ | ¿ | No estoy seguro. ¿Quién soy? No estoy seguro. Quién soy. |
| semi-colon | ; | The sentence paused; but not for long. |
| colon | : | Gaseous: having the properties of a gas.
https://www.deque.com |
| double quotation mark | " | I feel "fine," she said, sarcastically. |
| double quotation mark, typed as " | " | I feel "fine," she said, sarcastically. |
| right double quotation mark, typed as ” | ” | I feel “fine,” she said, sarcastically. |
| left double quotation mark, typed as “ | “ | I feel “fine,” she said, sarcastically. |
| left double angle bracket, typed as « | « | This is a «word» surrounded by angle brackets. |
| right double angle bracket, typed as » | » | Home » Products |
| ‹ (written as ‹) | ‹ | This is a ‹word› surrounded by angle brackets. |
| › (written as ›) | › | Home › Products |
| single quotation mark, or apostrophe | ‘ | Don’t rock the boat. This is Mary’s. This is a ‘quotation’ of sorts. |
| right single quotation mark, or right apostrophe, typed as ’ | ’ | Don’t rock the boat. This is Mary’s This is a ‘quotation’ of sorts. |
| left single quotation mark, or left apostrophe, typed as ‘ | ‘ | This is a ‘quotation’ of sorts. |
| left brace | { | You should {brace} yourself. |
| right brace | } | You should {brace} yourself. |
| left bracket | [ | You should [bracket] your words. |
| right bracket | ] | You should [bracket] your words. |
| Symbol | The character by itself | In Context |
|---|---|---|
| copyright, written as © | © | This content © Deque. |
| registered trademark symbol, written as ® | ® | Spam® |
| trademark symbol, TM, written as ™ | ™ | Fits like a glove™ |
| section, written as § | § | Be sure to read §24.1. |
| paragraph symbol, written as ¶ | ¶ | Have you seen ¶3 on page 3? |
| small bullet, written as · | · | · A phrase · and another phrase |
| medium bullet, written as • | • | • A phrase • and another phrase |
| dagger, written as † | † | Read the footnote† |
| double dagger, written as ‡ | ‡ | Read the other footnote‡ |
| right arrow, written as → | → | Press the → key |
| left arrow, written as ⇆ | ← | Press the ← key |
| up arrow, written as ↑ | ↑ | Press the ↑ key |
| down arrow, written as ↓ | ↓ | Press the ↓ key |
| horizontal arrow, written as ↔ | ↔ | Move ↔ horizontally. |
| double right arrow, written as ⇒ | ⇒ | Look over there ⇒ at that shark. |
| double left arrow, written as ⇚ | ⇚ | Look over there ⇚ at that dolphin. |
| double up arrow, written as ⇑ | ⇑ | Look up there ⇑ at that platypus. |
| double down arrow, written as ⇓ | ⇓ | Look down there ⇓ at that echidna. |
| double horizontal arrow, written as ⇔ | ⇔ | I’m ⇔ confused. |
| playing cards: spades, written as ♠ | ♠ | Let’s call a ♠ a ♠. |
| playing cards: clubs, written as ♣ | ♣ | I found a ♣. Today is my lucky day. |
| playing cards: hearts, written as ♥ | ♥ | I ♥ you. |
| playing cards: diamonds, written as ♦ | ♦ | Someone once said a ♦ is a girl’s best friend. |
| Symbol | The character by itself | In Context | JAWS | NVDA | VoiceOver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollar symbol | $ | $21 | |||
| Euro symbol, written as € | € | €21 | |||
| Yen symbol, written as ¥ | ¥ | ¥500 | |||
| Pound symbol, written as £ | £ | £10 |
| Symbol | The character by itself | In Context | JAWS | NVDA | VoiceOver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plus | + | 5+2 | |||
| minus, written as − | − | 5−2 | |||
| plus or minus, written as ± | ± | 5±2 | |||
| divided by, written as ÷ | ÷ | 5÷2 | |||
| multiplied by, written as × | × | 5×2 | |||
| equal sign | = | 5=3+2 | |||
| not equal, written as ≠ | ≠ | 5≠2 | |||
| approximately equal, written as ≈ | ≈ |
5≈4.999 5 ≈ 4.999 |
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| percent | % | 5% | |||
| percent with 2-digit denominator, written as ‰ | ‰ | 5‰ | |||
| fraction: half, written as ½ | ½ | ½ cup | |||
| fraction: one quarter, written as ¼ | ¼ | ¼ liter | |||
| fraction: three quarters, written as ¾ | ¾ | ¾ kilometer | |||
| less than, written as < | < | 5<6 | |||
| greater than, written as > | > | 5>4 | |||
| less than or equal, written as ≤ | ≤ | 5≤x | |||
| greater than or equal, written as ≥ | ≥ | 5≥y | |||
| prime, written as ′ | ′ | 1′ | |||
| double prime, written as ″ | ″ | 1″ | |||
| degree, written as ° | ° | 90° | |||
| sum, written as ∑ | ∑ | ∑i=x+y | |||
| microns, written as µ | µ | 5µ |