English Symbols: English Name of Symbols

English Symbols Name List

1. Full stop

2. Comma

3. Apostrophe

4. Bracket

5. Colon

6. Ellipsis

7. Exclamation mark

8. Hyphen

9. Parentheses

10. Question mark

11. Quotation marks

12. Semicolon

13. Slash

the symbol used in writing at the end of a sentence or at the end of the short form of a word.

Full stop

/ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/

/ˌfʊl ˈstɑːp/

He keeps missing the full stop-offs at the ends of his sentences.

the symbol, used in writing to separate parts of a sentence showing a slight pause, or to separate the single things in a list

Comma

/ˈkɒm.ə/

/ˈkɑː.mə/

Put a comma after the clause.

An apostrophe is the mark ‘ when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in ‘isn’t’ and ‘we’ll’.

Apostrophe

/əˈpɒs.trə.fi/

/əˈpɑː.strə.fi/

“It’s” with an apostrophe means “it is” or “it has”.

either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the main part.

Bracket

/ˈbræk.ɪt/

She’d put brackets around the clause.

a mark (:) used in writing esp. to introduce a list of things or a sentence or phrase taken from somewhere else

Colon

/ˈkəʊ.lɒn/

/ˈkoʊ.lən/

We use colons to introduce lists: …

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a mark (:) used in writing esp. to introduce a list of things or a sentence or phrase taken from somewhere else

Ellipsis

/iˈlɪp.sɪs/

An example of ellipsis is “What percentage was left?” “20.” (= 20 percent)

the symbol ! written immediately after an exclamation

Exclamation mark

/ek.skləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːk/

/ek.skləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːrk/

She uses a lot of exclamation marks in her emails.

the symbol -, used to join two words together or to show that a word has been divided into two parts at the end of one line and the beginning of the next

Hyphen

/ˈhaɪ.fən/

There are hyphens in “well-to-do”.

the symbols ( ) that are put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing

Parentheses

/pəˈren.θə.siːz/

The students’ first names are shown in parentheses, like this: Baker (Tina).

the symbol ? used in writing at the end of a phrase or sentence to show that it is a question

Question mark

/ˈkwes.tʃən ˌmɑːk/

/ˈkwes.tʃən ˌmɑːrk/

Where is the question mark on this keyboard?

the symbols “ ” or ‘ ’ that are put around a word or phrase to show that someone else has written or said it

Quotation marks

/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːks/

/kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːrks/

I put the term in quotation marks because it rarely actually moves.

A semicolon is the punctuation mark; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.

Semicolon

/ˌsem.iˈkəʊ.lɒn/

/ˈsem.iˌkoʊ.lən/

A semicolon here, a stronger verb there, and do you really need that dependent clause?

the symbol / used in writing to separate letters, numbers, or words

Slash

/slæʃ/

You often write a slash between alternatives, for example, “and/or”.

Symbol Name in Maths

Math Symbols

Symbol Name in Maths

Example

≠

not equal sign (inequality)

7 ≠ 9

equal sign (equality)

11 = 9 + 2

strict inequality (less than)

20 < 25

strict inequality (greater than)

22 > 18

≤

inequality (less than or equal to)

a ≤ b, means, b = a or b > a, but not vice-versa.

≥

inequality (greater than or equal to)

x ≥ y, means, x = y or x > y, but not vice-versa.

[ ]

brackets (calculate expression inside first)

[3×2] + 5 = 6 + 5 = 11

( )

parentheses (calculate expression inside first)

2 × (4 + 5) = 2 × 9 = 18

−

minus sign (subtraction)

10 − 3 = 7

plus sign (addition)

3 + 2 = 5

∓

minus – plus (both minus and plus operations)

8 ∓ 3 = 5 and 11

plus-minus (both plus and minus operations)

9 ± 5 = 14 and 4

times sign (multiplication)

2 × 4 = 8

asterisk (multiplication)

4 * 5 = 20

division sign / obelus (division)

10 ÷ 5 = 2

∙

multiplication dot (multiplication)

5 ∙ 6 = 30

–

horizontal line (division / fraction)

division slash (division)

12 ⁄ 3 = 4

mod

modulo (remainder calculation)

12 mod 5 = 2

x^y

power (exponent)

2⁴ = 16

period (decimal point, decimal separator)

5.28 = 5 +(28/100)

√x

square root

√16 = ±4

x^y

caret (exponent)

3 ^ 2 = 9

⁴√x

fourth root

⁴√81= ± 3

³√x

cube root

³√64 = 4

percent

20% × 50 = 10