~ | Tilde | File paths, programming, approximation |
; | Semicolon | Statement separation, lists |
: | Colon | Time, ratios, programming |
' | Apostrophe | Possession, contractions, quotes |
* | Asterisk | Multiplication, footnotes, wildcard |
" | Quotation Mark | Quoting text, string literals |
! | Exclamation Mark | Emphasis, factorial, programming |
{ | Left Curly Brace | Code blocks, sets |
} | Right Curly Brace | Code blocks, sets |
( | Left Parenthesis | Grouping, function parameters |
) | Right Parenthesis | Grouping, function parameters |
[ | Left Square Bracket | Arrays, indexing |
] | Right Square Bracket | Arrays, indexing |
| | Vertical Bar | Pipe, logical OR, tables |
\ | Backslash | Escape character, file paths |
/ | Forward Slash | Division, URLs, paths |
^ | Caret | Exponentiation, control characters |
@ | At Sign | Email addresses, social media mentions |
# | Number Sign/Pound/Hash | Numbers, hashtags, programming |
$ | Dollar Sign | Currency, programming variables |
% | Percent Sign | Percentages, programming modulo |
& | Ampersand | ”And” symbol, programming references |
- | Hyphen/Minus | Subtraction, compound words |
_ | Underscore | Word separators, programming |
= | Equals Sign | Equality, assignment |
+ | Plus Sign | Addition, concatenation |
, | Comma | Separation, decimals |
. | Period/Full Stop | End of sentence, decimals |
< | Less Than Sign | Comparison, HTML tags |
> | Greater Than Sign | Comparison, HTML tags |
? | Question Mark | Questions, wildcard |
