Symbols

Punctuation symbols.

Em dashes, smart quotes, section and pilcrow marks and more — tap to copy.

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Dashes & dots

Quotation marks

Marks & references

The marks that aren't on the keyboard

A keyboard only prints a handful of punctuation marks, but good typography needs more. The em dash (—) sets off a break in a sentence, the en dash (–) joins ranges like 9–5, and the ellipsis (…) is a single character rather than three periods. Curly quotes (" " ' ') are the typographically correct quotation marks — straight quotes are really meant for inches and feet. Beyond those, the section (§) and pilcrow (¶) marks reference parts of a document, and daggers († ‡) mark footnotes. All copy cleanly into documents, posts and messages.

FAQ

What's the difference between an em dash and an en dash?
The em dash (—) is the long one used to break up a sentence. The en dash (–) is shorter and joins ranges and scores, like 2010–2020 or a 3–1 win. The hyphen (-) is shorter still and joins words.
Why use curly quotes instead of straight quotes?
Curly (“typographic”) quotes are the proper quotation marks and look polished in prose. Straight quotes are technically prime marks for feet and inches; many editors auto-convert them, but you can copy the curly versions here.

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