End Punctuation
This punctuation mark is used to indicate the end of an abbreviation or statement, mild command, or indirect question.
What is a period?
&
What is an ampersand?
To separate main clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction, set off most introductory elements, and separate items in a series, you would use this mark.
What is a comma?
^
What is a caret?
This mark is used to indicate doubt and end a sentence with a direct question.
What is a question mark?
/
What is a solidus or forward slash?
This is a mid-sized dash (the size of a capital "N") used for numbers and dates.
What is an en dash?
|
What is a Sheffer stroke?
Following an emphatic (or animated) statement, interjection, or command, this punctuation mark would be used.
What is an exclamation point?
\
What is a backslash, hack, whack, escape, reverse slash, slosh, downwhack, backslant, backwhack, bash, reverse slant, or reversed virgule?
This mark separates equal and balanced sentence elements.
What is a semicolon?
§
What is a section sign?
If you ended a sentence with one of these ")" the singular form would be called this.
What is a close paren or parenthesis? (Plural would be parentheses).
❦
What is a hedera?
" "
What are dumb quotes? (or straight quotes)
‽
What is an interrobang?
If you're going to end quotes early, you'd use these.
What are ellipses?
¶
What is a pilcrow? (paragraph mark)
“ ”
What are smart quotes?
⸮ or .~
What is the snark mark, percontation point, or irony mark?