semicolon
Pause between clauses
A semicolon is a punctuation mark (;) that creates a pause stronger than a comma but weaker than a period.
It typically joins closely related independent clauses without a conjunction: She loved the city; he preferred the country.
Semicolons also separate items in lists when the items themselves contain commas.
Punctuation marking pauses
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
- clauseProvision in agreement
sentence · pause · grammar · syntax · mark · stop · separator · break
Boundary-marking character
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- terminatorOne who ends things
- codeSymbolic communication system
- loopCurve closing on itself
function · variable · array · compiler · parser · JavaScript · Python · C
Visual form of character
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- pointExact location or meaning
- markVisible impression or sign
font · typeface · baseline · kerning · leading · typesetting · printing · proofreading
Permanent dermal design
- solidarityUnity among allies
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- survivorOne still alive after
- storyAccount of events
symbol · movement · project · recovery · hope · strength · resilience · advocacy
comma
Punctuation marking pauses
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
clause · sentence · pause · grammar · syntax · mark · stop · separator · break · connective
delimiter
Boundary-marking character
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- terminatorOne who ends things
- codeSymbolic communication system
loop · function · variable · array · compiler · parser · JavaScript · Python · C · Java
glyph
Visual form of character
mark · font · typeface · baseline · kerning · leading · typesetting · printing · proofreading · editing
tattoo
Permanent dermal design
- solidarityUnity among allies
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- survivorOne still alive after
story · symbol · movement · project · recovery · hope · strength · resilience · advocacy · stigma
- punctuationperiod, comma, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point
- Semi- wordssemiconductor, semitruck, semiannual, semiweekly, semiprecious
- grammar termsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
- ASCII characterscomma, period, space, question mark, exclamation mark
- operatorsplus, minus, negation, equals, not
- JavaScriptJavaScript, function, JS, variable, array
semicolonperiod
Punctuation ending sentences
full stop · comma · paragraph break · em dash · line break