10 Obscure Punctuation Marks
From Flavorwire
- The Question Comma and the Exclamation Comma - For when you want to ask questions and/or express excitement in the middle of a sentence.
- The Irony Mark - Introduced in the 19th century by Alcanter de Brahm, the Irony Mark is exactly what it sounds like — an indicator that the sentence should be understood on “another level.” And the mark generally precedes the sentence, so you know exactly what you’re getting into when you start reading.
- The Acclamation Point - Another of Bazin’s creations, he described this one as ‘the stylistic representation of those two little flags that float above the tour bus when a president comes to town.’
- The Doubt Point - Another mark proposed by Bazin, this snazzy number imbues your sentence with a note of scepticism — no eyebrow acrobatics required.
- The Authority Point - For when you want your reader to know that you know what you’re talking about.
- The SarcMark - This squiggle, invented by Paul Sak, isn’t the first proposed punctuation mark to denote sarcasm, but it’s definitely the weirdest to look at.
- The ElRey Mark - This little two-headed exclamation point should be used when you’re cheery, but not over-the-top excited.
- The Asterism - The Asterism is used for minor breaks in text, like a sub-chapter.
- The Love Point - This mark, proposed by French author Hervé Bazin in his 1966 essay Plumons l’Oiseau, is obviously meant to come after statements of affection.
- The Interrobang - It has all the drama and excitement of “?!” but without having to type two characters.
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