Punctuation
Punctuation provides vital clues for reader understanding. It's governed by well-documented rules. For example, every English sentence requires end punctuation (unless it's a title or a heading). Within those rules are stylistic choices, which we'll cover here.
Writing tip The more punctuation you add, the more complex a sentence becomes. If a sentence contains more than a comma or two and ending punctuation, consider rewriting it to make it crisp and clear.
Learn more Refer to The Chicago Manual of Style to learn more about specific punctuation.
This section covers:
- Formatting punctuation in text describing interaction with the UI, parentheses, and brackets.
- Apostrophes in possessives and contractions.
- Colons in lists and to elaborate on a statement.
- Commas in series, clauses, and dates.
- Dashes and hyphens, including em dashes to set off phrases, en dashes in open or hyphenated compound words and with numbers, and hyphens in words and spelled-out numbers.
- Ellipses in syntax and for omissions.
- Exclamation points, used sparingly.
- Periods in sentences and lists.
- Question marks, used sparingly.
- Quotation marks for quotations only.
- Semicolons between independent clauses, contrasting statements, and items in a list.
- Slashes in phrases, file paths, and URLs.
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