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Examples of punctuation marks include:

Examples of punctuation marks include:

* [[Ampersand]] ('''&''') - Is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").

* '''&''' — An [[ampersand]] is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").

* [[Apostrophe]] ('''<nowiki>'</nowiki>''') - Indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.

* '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' - An [[apostrophe]] indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.

* [[Colon]] (''':''') - Used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.

* ''':''' — A colon is used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.

* [[Comma]] (''',''') - Used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.

* ''',''' — A comma used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.

* [[Ellipsis]] ('''...''') - Used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.  

* '''...''' — An [[ellipsis]] is used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.  

* [[Exclamation point]] ('''!''') - Used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.

* '''!''' — An [[exclamation point]] is used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.

* [[Hyphen]] (or dash) ('''-''') - Used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.

* '''-''' — A [[hyphen]] or dash is used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.

* [[Period]] (or full stop) ('''.''') - Used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.

* '''.''' — A [[period]] or full stop is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.

* [[Question mark]] ('''?''') - Used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.

* '''?''' — A [[question mark]] is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.

* [[Quotation mark]] (or inverted commas) (") -  Used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.

* '''"''' — A [[quotation mark]] (or inverted commas) are used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.

* [[Semicolon]] (''';''') - Used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.

* ''';''' — A [[semicolon]] is used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.

* [[Separatrix]] ('''/''') - Used to separate related items of information.

* '''/''' — A [[slash]] is used to separate related items of information.

* [[Tilde]] (or swung dash) ('''~''') - Used in text to indicate the omission of a word.

* '''~''' — A [[tilde]] is used in text to indicate the omission of a word.

==See also==

==See also==