| Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
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delete |
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close up |
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delete and close up |
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caret |
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insert a space |
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space evenly |
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let stand |
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transpose |
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used to separate two or more
marks and often as a concluding
stroke at the end of an insertion |
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set farther to the left |
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set farther to the right |
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set as ligature (such as ć) |
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align horizontally |
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align vertically |
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broken character |
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indent or insert em quad space |
|
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begin a new paragraph |
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spell out |
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set in CAPITALS |
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set in SMALL CAPITALS |
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set in lowercase |
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set in italic |
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set in roman |
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set in boldface |
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hyphen |
multi-colored |
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en dash |
1965–72 |
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em (or long) dash |
Now—at last!—we know. |
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superscript or superior |
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subscript or inferior |
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centered |
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comma |
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apostrophe |
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period |
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semicolon |
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colon |
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quotation marks |
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parentheses |
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brackets |
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query to author: has this been
set as intended? |
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push down a work-up |
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turn over an inverted letter |
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wrong font |
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