Names of Symbols in Your Computer Keyboard | Computer Symbols
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 |
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 |
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