Language Symbols
This page lists all the various symbols in the Language Symbols category.
Symbols in this category:
Acclamation Point
An unconventional punctuation mark indicating an enthusiastic demonstration of honor, goodwill, or welcome.
Ampersand
An ampersand (or epershand; "&") is a logogram representing the conjunction word "and". This symbol is a ligature of the letters et, Latin for "and".
Apostrophe
The apostrophe ( ’ although often rendered as ' ) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritic mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet or certain other alphabets.
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet (Arabic: أَبْجَدِيَّة عَرَبِيَّة ’abjadiyyah ‘arabiyyah) or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.
Asterisk
An asterisk (*; Late Latin: asteriscus, from Greek: ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, "little star") is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star.
Asterism
The asterism is used to draw attention to a passage of text, or divide chapters, verses, and other segments in a piece of writing.
At sign
The at sign @ is also commonly called the at symbol, ampersat, apetail or commercial at in English—and less commonly a wide range of other terms
Authority Point
An unconventional punctuation mark intended to convey a note of expertise.
Beckoning Cat
The famous image of the Maneki Neko or “beckoning cat” is an easily recognizable symbol of Chinese and Japanese culture.
Braces or Curly Brackets
Curly brackets – also properly called braces in the US – are used in specialized ways in poetry and music (to mark repeats or joined lines).
Bullet
In typography, a bullet ( • ) is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list
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