Common Symbols
| Symbol | Common name |
|---|---|
| @ | At sign |
| # | Hash / number sign |
| $ | Dollar sign |
| % | Percent sign |
| ^ | Caret |
| & | Ampersand |
| * | Asterisk |
| ( | Left parenthesis |
| ) | Right parenthesis |
| - | Hyphen / minus |
| _ | Underscore |
| + | Plus |
| = | Equals |
| [ ] | Square brackets |
| { } | Curly braces |
| \ | Backslash |
| / | Forward slash |
| | | Vertical bar / pipe |
| ; | Semicolon |
| : | Colon |
| ' | Apostrophe / single quote |
| " | Quotation mark / double quote |
| < > | Angle brackets / less-than and greater-than |
| ? | Question mark |
| ~ | Tilde |
| ` | Grave accent / backtick |
Names Can Vary
Some symbols have different names depending on country, keyboard layout or computing context. For example, # may be called hash, number sign or pound sign in different settings.