Ever wonder what those little symbols are on the keyboard? Or even ones that aren't on the keyboard? Well, then you've come to the right place to learn about them! Now, some of them are pretty obvious, the dollar sign, the exclamation point - but they weren't always called that! Take a look:
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On the left is the symbol = On the right is the explanation
~ = Tilde (like Hilda, or TILL-dee)
` = Acute, Back Quote, Accent Grave (Grave) [Pronounced Graw-v], Left Quote, Open Quote, Push
! = Exclamation Point/Mark, Bang
@ = At, At Symbol
# = Octothorpe, Number Sign, Pound, Sharp, Hash
$ = Dollar, Dollar Sign, Generic Currency
£ = Pounds Sterling, Pounds
¢ = Cent(s)
¥ = Yen
€ = Euro
§ = Micro, Section
% = Percent
^ = Caret [Pronounced Like 'Carrot' or 'CAH-ray'], Circumflex
& = Ampersand, And Sign
* = Asterisk, Star
( = Open Parenthesis
) = Closed Parenthesis
- = Hyphen, Minus, Dash
= = Equals, Equals Sign
[ = Open Bracket
] = Closed Bracket
{ = Open Brace
} = Closed Brace
| = Pipe, Vertical Bar
/ = Forward Slash, Solidus, Virgule, Whack
= Backslash, Reverse Solidus
: = Colon
; = Semicolon
" = Quote, Quotation Mark
' = Apostrophe, Single Quote
< = Less Than, Angle Bracket
> = Greater Than, Angle Bracket
, = Comma
. = Period, Dot, Full Stop
? = Question Mark
∞ = Leminiscate [Pronounced Luh-MIN-ih-skate], Infinity, Infinity Sign
Ω = Omega
æ, Æ = æsca ("ash tree")
ƒ = Function, Forte [Pronounced FOR-tay]
α = Alpha
ß = (NOT to be confused with "Beta") Scharfes, Eszett
… = Ellipsis [Pronounced e-LIP-see]
° = Degree
µ = Mu [Pronounced Like A Cat's "Mew"], Micro
Σ = Sigma
√ = Square Root
π = Pi
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Alright, so that does it. This is the result of pure boredom. Feel free to add to it, if you so please, and I will update it ASAP.
...The Law is Harsh, but the Law will Prevail
