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https://youtube.com/shorts/QMGT6RrhI90?si=o_3RsjQFPh0iL0y2 list uncomon punctuation marks

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Cool question! There are many punctuation marks beyond the usual period, comma, question-mark, exclamation-mark. Here are some uncommon / rarely used punctuation marks (or typographic/annotation marks) — a mix of historical, creative, and typographic symbols.

✨ Some uncommon punctuation marks

| Name | Symbol (or description) | What it’s used for / meaning | | -------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Interrobang | ‽ | Combines ? and ! — for shocked questions or strongly-emphatic queries (e.g. “You did what‽”) Wikipedia +2 Proofed +2 | | Asterism | ⁂ (usually three asterisks in a triangular/cluster formation) | Used to mark minor breaks in text — like scene breaks, or to separate sub-sections or as a decorative divider. grammarly.com +2 grammarlookup.com +2 | | Dagger (and Double Dagger) | † (double dagger: ‡) | Historically used to mark dubious or spurious passages or to indicate footnotes (especially when an asterisk * is already used). Wikipedia +2 edit-it.org +2 | | Pilcrow (Paragraph mark) | ¶ | Used to mark the beginning of a new paragraph — especially in manuscripts or to show paragraph breaks in editing / typographic contexts. grammarlookup.com +1 | | Caret | ^ | In proofreading/writing, used to show insertion: indicating where something missing should be inserted. grammarlookup.com +1 | | Percontation Point (Rhetorical / reversed-question mark) | ⸮ (or a reversed question mark) | Proposed for rhetorical questions — to show the question isn’t literal or expects no answer — but it never really caught on. Knowadays +2 Mental Floss +2 | | Irony Mark | A symbol (varies) — e.g. a psi-like glyph (Ψ with a dot below) in some proposals | Intended to mark ironic or sarcastic sentences, to signal tone that punctuation rarely captures. Mental Floss +2 Proofed +2 | | Snark Mark | A period followed by a tilde: .~ | Meant to indicate sarcasm or mocking tone in writing. Knowadays +2 seekerville.blogspot.com +2 | | Certitude Point | An exclamation mark with a horizontal line through it | Proposed to signal absolute certainty or conviction — a more emphatic exclamation point. Proofed +2 Knowadays +2 | | Section Sign | § | Used to reference sections (commonly in legal documents) or mark section numbers internally. punctuationcheck.com +1 | | Hedera (Fleuron) | ❧ or similar floral/ornamental glyphs | Historically used as ornamental breaks between paragraphs or sections — more decorative than functional. grammarlookup.com +2 Boing Boing +2 |

🧮 Why these are “uncommon”

• Many were proposed or used historically (medieval manuscripts, early printing, shorthand editing) and fell out of common use. Wikipedia
• A few are more experimental/fanciful punctuation marks (like irony mark, certitude point) that never got widespread adoption. HowStuffWorks
• Others are specialized: used in legal, academic, editorial, or typographic contexts rather than everyday writing. grammarlookup.com

If you want — I can compile a list of ~30 rare punctuation or typographic symbols (with glyphs + Unicode codes + example usages) so you have a full reference. Do you want me to build that list for you now?