Punctuation marks from every language
Punctuation is more than full stops and commas. There are long dashes —, short dashes –, bullets •, ellipses …, curly quotes “ ”, angle quotes « », the interrobang ‽ and marks from scripts all over the world. This category has more than 850 punctuation characters, ready to copy and paste.
Good punctuation makes text look polished and easy to read, whether you are writing a book, a resume, a website or a caption.
Common punctuation you may need
- Em dash —: A long dash for a break in a sentence.
- En dash –: A shorter dash for ranges, like 9–5 or 2020–2025.
- Bullet •: A dot for lists and separators.
- Ellipsis …: Three dots in one character for a pause.
- Curly quotes “ ” ‘ ’: Proper quotation marks and apostrophes.
- Guillemets « » ‹ ›: Quotation marks used in French, Russian and more.
- Inverted marks ¡ ¿: For Spanish questions and exclamations.
Why punctuation copy and paste helps
Most keyboards type straight quotes " and ' and a hyphen -. Real typography uses curly quotes, en dashes and em dashes, which look more professional in printed text, slides and resumes. When an app does not convert them for you, copying the right mark is the simplest fix.
Bullets and middle dots · are also popular in social bios and website footers, where they separate items neatly: “Designer · Writer · Coffee lover”.
Punctuation from world scripts
Every writing system has its own punctuation. Devanagari uses the danda । as a full stop, Arabic uses a reversed question mark ؟, Chinese and Japanese use the round full stop 。 and corner brackets 「 」, and Armenian, Ethiopic and many other scripts have their own marks. This category includes them all, which is helpful for translators, language learners and anyone writing in more than one language.
Fun and rare marks
Some punctuation is just fun. The interrobang ‽ mixes a question mark and an exclamation mark. The reference mark ※ is used in Japanese notes. The dagger † and double dagger ‡ point to footnotes. The pilcrow ¶ marks a paragraph, and the section sign § marks sections of laws. Try them in a caption or a design for a stylish touch.
Typing shortcuts
On a Mac, Option + hyphen gives an en dash and Option + Shift + hyphen gives an em dash. On Windows, Alt + 0150 types an en dash and Alt + 0151 types an em dash using the number pad. Option + 8 on a Mac types a bullet. When shortcuts are hard to remember, just copy from here.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between an em dash and an en dash?
- An em dash — is longer and is used to break a sentence. An en dash – is shorter and is used for ranges like 10–20.
- How do I type a bullet point?
- Copy • from this page. On a Mac you can press Option + 8, and on Windows Alt + 0149.
- What is the Hindi full stop called?
- It is called a danda, written ।. A double danda ॥ is used at the end of a verse.
- What is ‽?
- It is the interrobang, a mix of ? and !, used for surprised questions like “You did what‽”.
- How do I type curly quotes?
- Copy “ ” or ‘ ’ from this page. Many word processors also change straight quotes into curly ones as you type.
- What is the Arabic question mark?
- It is ؟, a reversed question mark used in Arabic, Urdu and Persian.