Punctuation Trivia

Match each hint with the correct punctuation mark or symbol.
More generally, these are typographical symbols - not necessarily "punctuation"
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Start of exclamatory sentence in Spanish
Combines question and exclamation marks
Indicates a paragraph break
Three dots for omission or pause
Common in hashtags
Used in ratios like 3 to 2
Used in fractions and URLs
Quotation mark style in French
Joins parts of compound words
Marks copyright ownership
Used in lists when items already have commas
Click sound in some African languages
Old shorthand for “and”
Proposed mark for sarcasm
Shows possession or contractions
Footnote symbol after an asterisk
Found in every email address
Originally called “interrogation point”
Means “approximately”
Used in file paths on Windows
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