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Punctuation Marks
Notation
Usage
Guidelines for Use
,
O
(a) Use commas appropriately within sentences but avoid overuse.
(Example) Prefer I love you too rather than I love you, too.
(b) Commas are used when counting numbers or listing multiple items.
(Example) 1, 2, 3
(c) If a comma is used in titles of movies, song lyrics, etc., use it in the same position in the translation.
(d) Do not use a comma at the end of a sentence.
(Example) He/She said this is correct, (X) He/She said this is correct (O)
?
O
(a) Use question marks and exclamation marks only when necessary, avoiding overuse.
!
O
(a) Use question marks and exclamation marks only when necessary, avoiding overuse.
...
O
(a) Use ellipses as three periods (...). Do not replace them with Unicode ellipses or hyphens.
(b) Use ellipses only when speech trails off or is abruptly cut off.
-
O
(a) Hyphens are used to distinguish between speakers.
(b) Use the hyphen (-), not the (⁻).
( )
O
(a) Parentheses are used only when they appear in the original subtitles and must be positioned identically.
" "
O
(a) Double quotation marks are used for quotes, emphasis, and titles. Refer to [3. Formatting-2. Quotations and Emphasis] and [3. Formatting-10. Titles] for details.
'
O
(a) Single quotation marks are used for quotes, emphasis, and titles. Refer to [3. Formatting-2. Quotations and Emphasis] and [3. Formatting-10. Titles] for details.
'
O
(a) Apostrophes are used to form contractions.
(b) Apostrophes must be used according to proper grammar.
*
O
(a) Asterisks are used to censor parts of speech. Refer to [3. Formatting-3. Proper Nouns] and [4. Translation Style-7. Profanity/Swear words] for details.
:
O
(a) Colons are used only to indicate scores in sports or games and to denote specific times. Refer to [3. Formatting-5. Numbers] and [3. Formatting-6. Dates and Times] for details.