NAME OF KEYBOARD SYMBOLS
KEYBOARD SYMBOLS
- Computer keyboard key explanation
For programmers, these symbols are essential for their coding purpose. In anyways, for coding purpose, or want to discuss technical problems with an expert, or just want to learn the names of the keyboard symbols, here is a list of the symbols that commonly available in a computer keyboard.
Symbols in Keyboard – Explanation and its use
| Sl. No. | Symbol | Name |
| 1 | & | ampersand or and |
| 2 | ‘ | apostrophe or single quote |
| 3 | * | asterisk |
| 4 | @ | at |
| 5 | ` | back quote |
| 6 | \ | back slash |
| 7 | { } | braces or curly braces |
| 8 | [ ] | brackets |
| 9 | ^ | carat |
| 10 | } | close brace |
| 11 | ] | close bracket |
| 12 | ) | close parenthesis |
| 13 | : | colon |
| 14 | , | comma |
| 15 | $ | dollar |
| 16 | = | equal |
| 17 | ! | exclamation mark |
| 18 | > | greater than |
| 19 | < | less than |
| 20 | – | minus or hyphen |
| 21 | { | open brace |
| 22 | [ | open bracket |
| 23 | ( | open parenthesis |
| 24 | ( ) | parenthesis |
| 25 | % | percent |
| 26 | | | pipe or bar |
| 27 | + | plus |
| 28 | # | pound or number sign or sharp or hash |
| 29 | “ | quote |
| 30 | ; | semi-colon |
| 31 | / | slash or forward slash |
| 32 | ~ | tilde |
| 33 | _ | underscore |
| 34 | ? | Question Mark |
| 35 | . | Period, dot or Full Stop |
| 36 | F1 to F12 | Function keys (Do more with function keys) |
Keyboard Keys explanation and uses
| Sl. No. | Keys | Name |
| 1 | Esc | Escape Key |
| 2 | Windows | Windows Key |
| 3 | Delete | Delete Key |
| 4 | Back space | Backspace Key |
| 5 | Tab | Tab Key |
| 6 | Caps Lock | Caps Lock Key |
| 7 | Shift | Shift Key |
| 8 | Ctrl | Control Key |
| 9 | Alt | Alternate Key(Windows); Option Key (Mac) |
| 10 | Prt Scrn | Print screen |
| 11 | Num lock | Number lock key |
| 12 | Page Up | Page up Key |
| 13 | Page Down | Page down Key |
| 14 | Insert | Insert Key |
| 15 | Enter | Enter Key |
These chart helps you to identify symbols, each keyboard key and it’s use. Taking too much time to navigate or doing various task on the screen, you can learn this essential keyboard shortcuts to use your computer like a pro. What’s your opinion about this chart? Can you give some of other uses of the symbols?
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