Diacritics and Punctuation

The circumflex accent is a diacritic mark that is placed over a vowel to indicate a long sound. It is used in many languages, including French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

The grave accent is a diacritic mark that is placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound. It is used in many languages, including French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

The tilde is a diacritic mark that is placed over a vowel to indicate a nasal sound. It is used in many languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Vietnamese.

The acute accent is a diacritic mark that is placed over a vowel to indicate a rising tone. It is used in many languages, including French, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

The grave accent is a diacritic mark that is placed over a vowel to indicate a falling tone. It is used in many languages, including French, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

The semicolon is a punctuation mark that is used to separate two independent clauses. It is used when the clauses are closely related in thought, but not so closely that they should be joined by a comma.

The comma is a punctuation mark that is used to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause. It is also used to separate items in a series, and to set off nonrestrictive clauses.

The colon is a punctuation mark that is used to introduce a list or a series of items. It is also used to introduce a quotation, or to set off an appositive.

The period is a punctuation mark that is used to end a sentence. It is also used to mark the end of an abbreviation.

The dash is a punctuation mark that is used to indicate a pause or a break in speech. It is also used to set off nonrestrictive clauses, and to introduce a summary or a conclusion.

Parentheses are punctuation marks that are used to enclose a word or a phrase that is being defined or explained. They are also used to enclose dates, times, and other numerical information.

Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used to enclose a word or a phrase that is being quoted. They are also used to set off titles of books, movies, and other works of art.

Italics are a punctuation mark that is used to enclose a word or a phrase that is being emphasized. They are also used to indicate the title of a book, movie, or other work of art.

Brackets are punctuation marks that are used to enclose a word or a phrase that is being defined or explained. They are also used to enclose dates, times, and other numerical information.

Bold is a punctuation mark that is used to enclose a word or a phrase that is being emphasized. It is also used to indicate the title of a book, movie, or other work of art.