Symbol Unicode name of the symbol [ a] Common name [ b] Similar concepts ´ Acute accent (freestanding) Acute accent Diacritics (accents) ◌ ́ Combining acute accent (diacritic) Acute accent Diacritics (accents) ≈ Almost equal to Approximation Tilde , Double hyphen , Double tilde & Ampersand Ampersand , And sign plus sign , Ligature (writing) ⟨ Mathematical left angle bracket Angle brackets Bracket , Parenthesis , Less-than sign , Guillemet ⟩ Mathematical right angle bracket Angle brackets Bracket , Parenthesis , Greater-than sign , Guillemet ' Apostrophe (typewriter) Apostrophe Right single quotation mark ("typesetter's apostrophe"), Modifier letter apostrophe , Prime (symbol) ’ Right single quotation mark Apostrophe The right single quotation mark is more often seen as the "typesetter's apostrophe".) * Asterisk Asterisk Asterism , Dagger ⁂ Asterism Asterism Dinkus , Therefore sign @ Commercial at At sign \ Reverse solidus Backslash Slash, Solidus (/) ` Grave accent (freestanding) Backtick ‱ Per ten thousand sign Basis point Per cent, per mille (per 1,000) ∵ Because Because sign Therefore sign • Bullet Bullet Middle dot · Middle dot Interpunct Bullet ‸ Caret Caret (proofreading) Caret (computing) (^) ⁁ Caret insertion point Caret (proofreading) Caret (computing) (^) ⎀ Insertion symbol Caret (proofreading) Caret (computing) (^) ^ Circumflex accent (freestanding) Caret Hat operator , Chevron , Caret (proofreading) ◌̂ Combining circumflex accent (diacritic) Circumflex Combining Diacritical Marks : Colon Colon Semicolon , Comma Comma Decimal separator ⌘ Place of interest sign Command key also known as a "looped square" ⁒ Commercial minus sign Commercial minus sign Minus sign , Division sign , Per cent sign , Obelus 🄯 Copyleft symbol Copyleft sign Copyright sign © Copyright sign Copyright sign Sound recording copyright symbol { Left curly bracket Curly brackets Angle bracket, Parenthesis } Right curly bracket Curly brackets Angle bracket, Parenthesis ¤ Currency sign Currency sign (generic) various Currency symbols . † Dagger Dagger Obelus , Footnotes , Latin cross ‡ Double dagger Dagger (double) Obelus , Footnotes , Cross of Lorraine – En dash Endash Dash (many types) — Em dash Emdash Dash (many types) ° Degree sign Degree sign Masculine ordinal indicator ⌀ Diameter sign Diameter Ø (Scandinavian orthography), Slashed zero , Empty set ÷ Division sign Division sign Slash (Solidus), Obelus ◌ Dotted circle Dotted circle Combining Diacritical Marks … Horizontal ellipsis Ellipsis The form . . . is usually preferred = Equals sign Equal sign ℮ Estimated symbol Estimated sign ! Exclamation mark Exclamation point Inverted exclamation mark, Interrobang ª Feminine ordinal indicator Feminine ordinal indicator Female sign , Masculine ordinal indicator , Gender symbols ♀ Female sign Female sign Gender symbol , LGBT symbols , Feminine ordinal indicator ❦ Floral heart Fleuron Dingbat , Dinkus ◌̀ Combining grave accent (diacritic) Grave accent Diacritic , Backtick > Greater-than sign Greater than sign Angle bracket « Left-pointing double angle quotation mark Guillemet , French quotation marks Angle brackets, quotation marks, Much less than » Right-pointing double angle quotation mark Guillemet , French quotation marks Angle brackets, quotation marks, Much greater than ⚥ Male and female sign Hermaphrodite (botany) Gender symbol LGBT symbols × Multiplication sign Hybrid (biology) X mark ‐ Hyphen Hyphen Dash , Hyphen-minus - Hyphen-minus Hyphen-minus Minus sign , Hyphen , Dash ⹀ Double hyphen Hyphen (double) ⸗ Double oblique hyphen Hyphen (double) · Middle dot Interpunct Dot operator , Decimal separator ‽ Interrobang Interrobang < Less-than sign Less-than sign Angle bracket ◊ Lozenge Lozenge Square lozenge ("Pillow") ♂ Male sign Male sign Gender symbol , LGBT symbols ☞ White right pointing index Manicule Obelus (medieval usage) º Masculine ordinal indicator Masculine ordinal indicator Feminine ordinal indicator , Degree sign , Male sign , Gender symbols − Minus sign Minus sign Plus and minus signs , Hyphen-minus , Commercial minus # Number sign Number sign (also known as "octothorpe ", "hash", Pound sign (US usage) and "hashtag sign"). Numero sign № Numero sign Numero sign Number sign ( Left parenthesis Parenthesis Brackets , Angle brackets , Curly brackets , Square brackets ) Right parenthesis Parenthesis Brackets , Angle brackets , Curly brackets , Square brackets % Percent sign Per cent sign Per mille (per 1,000), Basis point (per 10,000) ‰ Per mille sign Per mille sign Percent, Basis point . Full stop Period Interpunct , Decimal separator ¶ Pilcrow sign Paragraph mark Section sign ('Silcrow') ⌑ Square lozenge Square lozenge , Pillow 'Pillow' is an informal nick-name Square lozenge (pillow symbol)|used in the travel industry . | Vertical line Pipe + Plus sign Plus sign minus sign, ampersand ± Plus-minus sign plus or minus minus or plus ′ Prime Prime symbol foot (unit) ″ Double prime Prime symbol Inch , Minute ‴ Triple prime Prime symbol Second ? Question mark Question mark Inverted question mark, Interrobang " Quotation mark (typewriter) Quotation mark (double) Prime symbols ,Ditto mark . Guillemets “ Left double quotation mark (Curly) Quotation mark (double) Prime symbols ,Ditto mark . Double prime ” Right double quotation mark (Curly) Quotation mark (double) Prime symbols ,Ditto mark . Double prime ‘ Left single quotation mark Quotation mark (single) U+2018 ‘ LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK ’ Right single quotation mark Quotation mark (single) Apostrophe (The right single quotation mark is more often seen as the "typesetter's apostrophe".) ® Registered sign Registered trademark Trademark symbols § Section sign Section symbol section mark, double-s, 'silcrow' (after Pilcrow ) ; Semicolon Semicolon Greek question mark ℠ Service mark Service mark Trademark symbols / Solidus Slash Called "slant" in ASCII. Division sign, Forward slash, Shilling sign, Virgule ℗ Sound recording copyright Sound recording copyright Copyright sign [ Left square bracket Square brackets Angle bracket, Parenthesis ] Right square bracket Square brackets Angle bracket, Parenthesis ∴ Therefore Therefore sign Asterism, Because sign ⁀ Undertie Tie (typography) ~ Tilde (freestanding) Tilde Approximation , Wave dash , Double tilde (disambiguation) ◌̃ Combining tilde (diacritic) Tilde Diacritic ™ Trade mark sign Trademark symbol Registered trade mark _ Low line Underscore Underline ¡ Inverted exclamation mark Upside-down exclamation point Inverted question and exclamation marks ¿ Inverted question mark Upside-down question mark Inverted question and exclamation marks