Mastering Common Symbols in English with Helpful Images • Englishilm

Explore the common symbols in English with helpful images. This article is going to cover the commonly used symbols in our daily lives. These symbols are mostly used in mathematics, English language, programming, writing, and everyday communication. Learn the entire lesson and enhance your knowledge about symbols.

In this section, we will provide the easiest method to remember that names of these common symbols that we used in our daily lives. Take a short look at the below table:

Common Symbols in English

Symbol	Name
!	Exclamation Mark
“	Quotation Marks
#	Pound Sign (Hash)
$	Dollar Sign
%	Percent Sign
&	Ampersand
‘	Apostrophe
(	Left Parenthesis
)	Right Parenthesis
*	Asterisk
+	Plus Sign
,	Comma
–	Hyphen (Minus Sign)
.	Period (Full Stop)
/	Slash
:	Colon
;	Semicolon
<	Less Than Sign
=	Equal Sign
>	Greater Than Sign
?	Question Mark
@	At Symbol
[	Left Square Bracket
\	Backslash
]	Right Square Bracket
^	Caret (Circumflex)
_	Underscore
`	Grave Accent
{	Left Curly Brace
}	Right Curly Brace
~	Tilde
¬	Not Sign
¦	Broken Vertical Bar
†	Dagger
‡	Double Dagger
•	Bullet (Dot)
‰	Per Mille Sign
‹	Single Left-Pointing
›	Single Right-Pointing
€	Euro Sign
™	Trademark Sign
×	Multiplication Sign
÷	Division Sign
©	Copyright Sign
®	Registered Trademark
Ω	Ohm Sign
µ	Micro Sign
∆	Delta
∞	Infinity
±	Plus-Minus Sign
°	Degree Sign
§	Section Sign
¢	Cent Sign
£	Pound Sterling Sign
¥	Yen Sign
√	Square Root
≠	Not Equal To
∼	Similar To
≠	Not Equal To
∑	Summation
∆	Increment

Symbols and Their Use:

@ – At symbol

@ – At symbol is used in email addresses and social media handles.

– Hashtag or Number sign

Number sign – Used for hashtags on social media and to denote numbers.

$ – Dollar sign

Dollar sign denotes currency in US dollars.

% – Percent sign

Indicates percentage in mathematics and statistics.

& – Ampersand

Represents “and” in writing.
Used for multiplication in mathematics and as a wildcard in searches.

/ – Forward slash

Used in fractions, URLs, and as a separator.

= – Equals sign

Denotes equality in mathematics and assignments in programming.

< – Less than sign

Represents less than in mathematics and programming.

! – Exclamation mark

Used for exclamations and negation in programming.

? – Question mark

Indicates a question in writing and is used in search queries.
Learn more about: Question Mark in Punctuation

^ – Caret

Used for exponents in mathematics and as a caret in writing.

~ – Tilde

Indicates approximation in mathematics or home directory in Unix.

( ) – Parentheses

Used to group expressions or denote function arguments in programming.
Learn more about: Parentheses in Punctuation

” ” – Quotation marks

Used for direct quotes in writing.
Learn more about: Quotation Marks in Punctuation

‘ ‘ – Single quotation marks

Used for single quotes or apostrophes in writing.

: – Colon

Separates hours and minutes in time or introduces lists.
Learn more about: Colon in Punctuation

; – Semicolon

Used to separate clauses or items in a series.
Learn more about: Semicolon in Punctuation

, – Comma

Separates items in a list or clauses in a sentence.
Learn more about: Commas in Punctuation

. – Period

Marks the end of a sentence or is used as a decimal point in numbers.
Connects words or indicates a range (hyphen or dash).

_ – Underscore

Used to separate words in filenames and identifiers in programming.

| – Vertical bar

Represents a choice between options or a pipe in programming.

° – Degree symbol

Indicates degrees in temperature or angles.

€ – Euro sign

Denotes currency in Euros.

£ – Pound sign

Denotes currency in British Pounds.

¥ – Yen sign

Denotes currency in Japanese Yen.

✓ – Check mark

Used to indicate completion, approval, or correctness.

That was our today’s lesson on common symobls that we used in writing, mathematics, programming, and everyday communication. Learn more through images that attached below: