&

ampersand

< >

angle brackets

*

asterisk

Use star when referring to the telephone keypad.

@

at

\

backslash

^

caret

©

copyright

°

degree

÷

division

$

dollar

.

dot

[[ ]]

double brackets

...

ellipsis as the singular form, ellipses as the plural form

Do not add a space between the ellipsis dots.

—

em dash

–

en dash

=

equal/equals

!

exclamation mark

/

forward slash

>

greater than

≥

greater than or equals

-

hyphen and also for a dash

"

inch

<

less than

≤

less than or equals

×

multiplication

Use * if necessary to match software.

≠

not equals

#

number

Use pound key to refer to the telephone button.

( )

parentheses as the plural form, parenthesis as the singular form

%

percent

|

pipe, vertical bar, or OR logical operator

+

plus

±

plus or minus

?

question mark

“ ”

quotes

®

registered trademark

~

tilde

™

trademark

_

underscore