What is charaters?
Characters are the individual symbols used to represent letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and other special symbols in written language.
The English language consists of 26 Capital letters and 26 Small letters in the modern English alphabet:
Capital Letters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Small Letters:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Punctuation Marks:
Punctuation marks are symbols used in writing to clarify meaning and separate different parts of sentences. Here are the most common punctuation marks in the English language:
. (period)
, (comma)
? (question mark)
! (exclamation mark)
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
(hyphen)
– (en dash)
— (em dash)
" (double quotation mark)
' (single quotation mark or apostrophe)
( ) (parentheses)
(square brackets)
{ } (curly brackets)
/ (forward slash or solidus)
\ (backslash)
Numbers:
Numbers are mathematical symbols used to represent quantities, values, and measurements. Here are the basic numbers in the English language:
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Special Characters:
Special characters are symbols that are used in written language for various purposes, such as indicating a pause, separating words, or denoting a special meaning. Here are some of the most common special characters used in English:
@ (at sign)
(number sign or hash)
$ (dollar sign)
% (percent sign)
^ (caret or circumflex)
& (ampersand)
(asterisk)
(plus sign)
= (equal sign)
< (less than sign)
(greater than sign)
| (vertical bar or pipe)
~ (tilde)
` (backtick or grave accent)