This resource offers a guide to using proper punctuation marks.
| Symbol | HTML | Name | Description | OSX shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • | • | Bullet | Generates a decorative bullet character. | Opt + 8 |
| … | … | Ellipsis | Indicates omitted content. | Opt + ; |
| — | — | Em dash | Indicates a break in thought. | Shift + Opt + – |
| – | – | En dash | Indicates range. | Opt + – |
| “ | “ | Left double quotation mark | Used at the beginning of a quote. | Alt + [ |
| ” | ” | Right double quotation mark | Used at the end of a quote. | Shift + Alt + [ |
| “ | " | Straight double quote | Used for neutral quotes, as in code syntax. | “ |
| ‘ | ‘ | Opening single quote | Used at the beginning of a quote. | Opt + ] |
| ’ | ’ | Closing single quote | Used at the end of a quote. | Opt + Shift + ] |
| ‘ | ‘ | Straight single quote | Used for neutral quotes, as in code syntax. | ‘ |
| © | © | Copyright symbol | Indicates copyrighted content. | Opt + g |
| ® | ® | Registered symbol | Indicates a registered trademark. | Opt + r |
| ™ | ™ | Trademark symbol | Indicates a trademark. | Opt + 2 |
| » | » | Right angle quotation mark | Serves as a double quote in many European languages, but mostly decorative for our purposes. | Opt + Shift + \ |
| « | « | Left angle quotation mark | Serves as a double quote in many European languages, but mostly decorative for our purposes. | Opt + \ |
| › | › | Right single angle quotation mark | Primarily decorative for our purposes. | Opt + Shift + 4 |
| ‹ | ‹ | Left single angle quotation mark | Primarily decorative for our purposes. | Opt + Shift + 3 |
| × | × | Multiplication symbol | Used to indicate multiplication or dimensions. | – |
| ′ | ′ | Prime | Indicates minutes and feet. | – |
| ″ | ″ | Double prime | Indicates seconds and inches. | – |