Punctuation Marks

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Rule

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Period

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Comma

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If a dialogue (one sentence) is divided into 2 or more speech bubbles, use the ellipses at the end of the previous bubble and at the start of the next bubble instead of using a comma.

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Hyphen

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Use when a character is stuttering or cut off/interrupted Ex) I-I DIDN’T DO IT! HEY, THAT’S NOT-

Please do not use with onomatopoeias or sound effects outside of speech bubbles.

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Question Mark

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Can use up to three (???)

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Exclamation Mark

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Can use up to three (!!!)

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Interrobang

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Please use ?! for all interrobangs, including !?, regardless of original punctuation.

...

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Ellipses

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Always use 3 dots (…) only.

When a sentence ends with an ellipsis, no other punctuation is needed. (Except for ! or ? for effect) Ex) BUT THAT’S… (O) BUT THAT’S….(X) When a sentence begins with an ellipsis, no space is needed. Ex) …THAT’S WEIRD. (O) … THAT’S WEIRD. (X) When a new sentence begins after an ellipsis, space is needed. Ex) WAIT… THAT’S WEIRD. (O) WAIT…THAT’S WEIRD. (X)

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Double Quotation Marks

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Always use double, not single quotation marks. All use of punctuation marks will follow the standard American English grammar.

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Tilde

;

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Semicolon

Please do not use semicolons at the end of a sentence—do not substitute for commas, em dash, colons, and do not use as an emoji.

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Interrobang