Definitions
1.Punctuation markUsed to denote a line or paragraph break when quoting poems, scripts, song lyrics, etc. in a single-line format."Never gonna give you up / Never gonna let you down"
2.Punctuation markUsed to separate alternative options.
Used to separate commands or keys that can be typed, usually in a command prompt."QUIT? Y/N; s/he; Freund/innen; ein/e Beamt/er/in"
3.Punctuation markUsed to separate commands or keys that can be typed, usually in a command prompt."QUIT? Y/N"
4.Punctuation markUsed to separate multiple gendered inflections in "gender-neutral" writing."s/he; Freund/innen; ein/e Beamt/er/in"
5.Punctuation markUsed to show that the following text is to be understood as an action or programming command performed by the writer, in the manner of an online chat command."/fliptable"
6.Punctuation markDenotes a given attribute of the preceding content in the manner of a closing tag. See tone tag."I support him completely /sarcasm"
7.Punctuation markUsed to separate the nested directory levels in a file or URL path."/Documents/work/financial/Earnings.odt"
8.Punctuation markThe root path of a Unix or Unix-like operating system.
9.Punctuation markUsed to separate base currency units from their subdivisions; or, when followed by a dash or hyphen marking an even sum."£10/– is ten quid even."
10.Punctuation markUsed to separate the small blind from the big blind."Which game do you want to play? The $1/$2 or the $2/$5?"
11.Punctuation markUsed to denote the end of a marginal note, or to separate two such notes.
12.Punctuation markUsed in place of a dash or hyphen in several contexts.
Uses relating to time periods.
Used to separate the components of a date."9/11 is September 11th to most Americans but the 9th of November in the British Isles.; Santa Claus is said to visit all the world’s children on the night of December 24/25.; We coded that over the fall term of our senior year, 2010-09-01/12-22.; I got a grade of 85/100 on the midterm test.; Her approval numbers stand at 42/23, meaning she presently has a net favorability of +19 but that a large number of voters remain undecided."
13.Punctuation markUses relating to time periods.
Used to separate the components of a date."9/11 is September 11th to most Americans but the 9th of November in the British Isles.; Santa Claus is said to visit all the world’s children on the night of December 24/25.; We coded that over the fall term of our senior year, 2010-09-01/12-22."
14.Punctuation markUsed to separate the components of a date."9/11 is September 11th to most Americans but the 9th of November in the British Isles."
15.Punctuation markUsed to mark a period spanning two dates, such as the night beginning on one day and ending on the next, or the winter spanning two years."Santa Claus is said to visit all the world’s children on the night of December 24/25."
16.Punctuation markUsed to mark normal date ranges."We coded that over the fall term of our senior year, 2010-09-01/12-22."
17.Punctuation markUsed to separate a particular amount (such as a score) or location (such as a page) from the total number of possible points or similar items; out of."I got a grade of 85/100 on the midterm test."
18.Punctuation markUsed to separate percentages for and against or approving and disapproving (always in that order) in poll results."Her approval numbers stand at 42/23, meaning she presently has a net favorability of +19 but that a large number of voters remain undecided."
19.Punctuation markUsed in forming some abbreviations.
Used to form abbreviations of units derived through division : per."Our rent is $600/mo.; The formal abbreviation for kilometers per hour is km/h.; The exchange rate of euros in terms of dollars is expressed EUR/USD.; w/ (with), w/o (without), b/c (because), and 24/7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).; The American Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation is formally abbreviated FAA/AST."
20.Punctuation markUsed to form abbreviations of units derived through division : per."Our rent is $600/mo.; The formal abbreviation for kilometers per hour is km/h.; The exchange rate of euros in terms of dollars is expressed EUR/USD."
21.Punctuation markUsed to form numerous contractions and initialisms, particularly of two-word phrases."w/ (with), w/o (without), b/c (because), and 24/7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)."
22.Punctuation markUsed in some contexts to mark hierarchies."The American Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation is formally abbreviated FAA/AST."
23.Punctuation markSeparates the primary chord from a bass note outside the chord
24.Punctuation markIndicates blushing. Used at the end of a sentence. Usually used more than once.
25.Punctuation markA medieval and early modern form of the comma ⟨,⟩.
26.Punctuation markA medieval form of the period ⟨.⟩.
27.Punctuation markSee / / for uses of the slash to enclose other characters, as in /pɹənʌnsiˈeɪʃənz/.
28.Conjunctioninclusive or"He's an actor / model."
29.Conjunctionexclusive or"I think she / he writes very well."
30.SymbolA single-line division sign, used with full-size numerals. See also ∕ (“division slash”).
31.SymbolA single-line fraction divider, used with full-size numerals. See also ⁄ (“fraction slash”).
32.SymbolThe currency sign for British, Irish, Kenyan, etc. shillings.
33.Symboltypographic substitute for the dental click ⟨ǀ⟩.
34.SymbolA spare.