Ever wondered what a symbol on your keyboard is called? This keyboard symbol names chart lists every punctuation and special character with its proper name — the # is a hash or pound sign, ~ is a tilde, ^ is a caret, and so on.
| Symbol | Name |
|---|
| ! | Exclamation mark |
| " | Double quote |
| # | Hash / pound / number sign |
| $ | Dollar sign |
| % | Percent sign |
| & | Ampersand |
| ' | Apostrophe / single quote |
| ( ) | Parentheses / round brackets |
| * | Asterisk |
| + | Plus sign |
| , | Comma |
| - | Hyphen / minus |
| . | Period / full stop / dot |
| / | Slash / forward slash |
| : | Colon |
| Symbol | Name |
|---|
| ; | Semicolon |
| < | Less-than / angle bracket |
| > | Greater-than / angle bracket |
| = | Equals sign |
| ? | Question mark |
| @ | At sign |
| [ ] | Square brackets |
| \ | Backslash |
| ^ | Caret / circumflex |
| _ | Underscore |
| ` | Backtick / grave accent |
| { } | Curly braces |
| | | Pipe / vertical bar |
| ~ | Tilde |
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