| ~ -- tilde ! -- exclamation @ -- at sign # -- pound sign, number sign, (in music note called sharp sign) $ -- dollar sign % -- percentage ^ -- caret & -- ampersand * --asterisk, star, or multiplication ( -- (left) parenthesis ) --(right) parenthesis - -- hyphen, or dash _ --underline, or underscore { -- (left)(curly) braces } --(right)(curly) braces [ --(left) bracket ] --(right) bracket | --(vertical) bar, or pipe(used in UNIX a lot for script/command) \ -- back slash ` --grave (which is pronounced [`gra:ve]) "? -- double quote ' --single quote / --slash ? --question mark : --colon ; --semicolon , --comma .. -- period, or dot > -- greater than< : less than |