nonalphabetic
Beyond the alphabet
Nonalphabetic describes characters or symbols that aren't letters of an alphabet—numerals, punctuation marks, mathematical symbols, emoji.
A nonalphabetic writing system uses symbols that represent whole words or syllables rather than individual sounds: Chinese uses a nonalphabetic script.
In computing, nonalphabetic characters often require special handling in searches or passwords.
Symbol for "and"
- asteriskTypographical reference mark
- tildeWavy diacritical mark
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- caretSymbol marking insertions
at-sign · hashtag · percent · dollar · pound · euro · yen · plus
Symbol for complete word
- ideographSymbol representing meaning directly
- pictographSymbol drawn as image
- hieroglyphAncient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
kanji · hanzi · syllabary · script · notation · shorthand · stenography
Single-place numerals
- numeralsSymbols for quantities
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- decimalTenths-based notation
- fractionPart divided by whole
zero · subscript · superscript · exponent · percentage · ordinal · cardinal · binary
Punctuation marking pauses
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
- questionRequest for information
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
colon · dash · hyphen · apostrophe · quotation · parentheses · bracket · brace
Defined group of symbols
- glyphVisual form of character
- escape sequenceCharacters triggering special behavior
- entityIndependent existing thing
- markupAdded percentage for profit
ampersand
Symbol for "and"
- asteriskTypographical reference mark
- tildeWavy diacritical mark
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
caret · at-sign · hashtag · percent · dollar · pound · euro · yen · plus · minus
logograph
Symbol for complete word
- ideographSymbol representing meaning directly
- pictographSymbol drawn as image
- hieroglyphAncient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
cuneiform · kanji · hanzi · syllabary · script · notation · shorthand · stenography
digits
Single-place numerals
fraction · zero · subscript · superscript · exponent · percentage · ordinal · cardinal · binary · hexadecimal
comma
Punctuation marking pauses
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
- questionRequest for information
semicolon · colon · dash · hyphen · apostrophe · quotation · parentheses · bracket · brace · ellipsis
character set
Defined group of symbols
- glyphVisual form of character
- escape sequenceCharacters triggering special behavior
- entityIndependent existing thing
markup · special character · whitespace · newline · tab
nonalphabeticalphabetic
Relating to letters
alphabetical · lettered · phonemic · ABC · Latin script