comma

Also known as ,, 、, ،

The comma '''''' is a punctuation mark that appears in several variants in different languages. Some typefaces render it as a small line, slightly curved or straight, but inclined from the vertical; others give it the appearance of a miniature filled-in figure placed on the baseline. In many typefaces it is the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark .

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A comma is a punctuation mark that varies in appearance across different languages and typefaces, sometimes appearing as a small curved or straight line tilted from vertical, and other times as a tiny filled-in shape sitting on the baseline. Despite these visual differences, the comma serves as a consistent punctuation tool across writing systems, though its exact appearance may resemble an apostrophe or single quotation mark depending on the typeface used.

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Punctuation mark.mark: ,
Punctuation mark.variant1: 、
Punctuation mark.caption1: Ideographic comma (CJK)
Punctuation mark.variant2: ،
Punctuation mark.caption2: Arabic comma
Punctuation mark.variant3: ◌̦
Punctuation mark.caption3: combining comma below
Diacritic.char: ʻ ʽ
Diacritic.name: Modifier comma

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Commons category: Commas
Unicode character: ，
code: --..--

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History
Uses in English
List separator and the serial (Oxford) comma<span class="anchor" id="Serial comma"></span><span class="anchor" id="Oxford comma"></span>
Separation of clauses
Certain adverbs
Parenthetical phrases
Between adjectives
Before quotations
In dates
Month day, year
Day month year
In geographical names
In mathematics
In numbers
In names
Ellipsis
Vocative
Between the subject and predicate
Differences between American and British usage in placement of commas and quotation marks
Languages other than English
Western Europe
Comma variants
Greece
East Asia
West Asia
South Asia
Computing
Diacritical usage
See also
Related history
References
External links

The comma '''' is a punctuation mark that appears in several variants in different languages. Some typefaces render it as a small line, slightly curved or straight, but inclined from the vertical; others give it the appearance of a miniature filled-in figure placed on the baseline. In many typefaces it is the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark .

The comma is used in many contexts and languages, mainly to separate parts of a sentence such as clauses, and items in lists mainly when there are three or more items listed. The word comma comes from the Greek (), which originally meant a cut-off piece, specifically in grammar, a short clause.