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38 commas and look-alikes. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character
Name
Code point
Alt code
Option keys
HTML
LaTeX
U+002C. Character 44 in ASCII and in Unicode, which makes Alt+44 its Alt code. On the U.S. layout it is the key right of M. , in HTML.
U+FF0C. The wide form of U+002C, as Unicode records it. Its note: in Chinese, indicates a pause.
U+3001. Also called the enumeration comma: in Chinese it sets apart the items of a list, and in Japanese it is the usual comma.
U+060C. The comma of the Arabic script. Unicode notes that modern text also uses it with Thaana and Syriac.
U+003B. A dot over a comma: the semicolon, a mark of its own. Alt+59, its number in ASCII. ; in HTML.
U+021B. T with a comma below, a letter of Romanian. Unicode builds it from t and U+0326, combining comma below. Neither Alt code table has it.
U+2019. What people call a high comma: the apostrophe, which in many typefaces has the very shape of the comma, only lifted to the top of the letters. Alt+0146, Option+Shift+] on the U.S. layout, ’ in HTML, \textquoteright in LaTeX.
A decimal comma. In much of Europe, Germany included, the comma does the job of the decimal point.
U+FE50. Unicode records it as U+002C in small size: a compatibility character, not a different mark.
Commas between groups of three digits, the usual way of English texts.
Zero, one and two, each with a comma of its own: ten such digits run from U+1F101 to U+1F10A.
U+1F102. One of the ten, on its own. Unicode records it as the digit 1 followed by a comma.
U+FE51. The small form of U+3001.
U+FF64. The same ideographic comma in a slimmer cut; its record in the character database points back to U+3001.
U+FE10. The plain comma placed for text that runs down the page.
U+FE11. The ideographic comma placed for columns of text.
U+055D. Bowt is the name Unicode records for it beside the English one.
U+07F8. The comma of the NKo block, added in Unicode 5.0 (2006).
U+1363. One of the punctuation marks of the Ethiopic block, version 3.0.
U+1802. It stands at U+1802, right before the Mongolian full stop.
U+1808. The form for Manchu text, six places further on.
U+A4FE. From the Lisu block, in the standard since version 5.2 (2009).
U+A60D. The comma of the Vai syllabary.
U+A6F5. In the Bamum block, which entered the standard in version 5.2 (2009).
U+021A. The capital form, made of T and the same combining comma.
U+0219. S takes the mark as well: in Romanian the comma is written under s and under t.
U+0218. Its capital, U+0218.
U+0163. T with a cedilla, a hook and not a comma. Unicode notes that Romanian should use U+021B instead. ţ in HTML.
U+201A. It sits where a comma sits, yet it is a quotation mark: an opening one in some languages. Alt+0130, Option+Shift+0 on the U.S. layout, ‚ in HTML, \quotesinglbase in LaTeX.
U+201E. Two of them: the low double quotes that open a quotation in some languages. Alt+0132, Option+Shift+W on the U.S. layout, „ in HTML, \quotedblbase in LaTeX.
U+00B8. The cedilla alone, considered distinct from the comma diacritic. Alt+0184, Option+Shift+Z on the U.S. layout, ¸ in HTML.
U+066B. Comma-shaped, and used in Arabic texts as the decimal point.
U+02BB. Looks like a comma hung the other way up at the top of the line. Hawaiian spelling uses it for the ʻokina.
U+2E41. A mirrored comma. Unicode notes it for Old Hungarian and, occasionally, Sindhi in Arabic script. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
U+2E32. Stands on its head. The one-line note on it says that it indicates nasalization; it joined the standard in version 6.1.
U+2E34. The comma lifted off the baseline, from the same version of the standard.
U+2E4C. Unicode notes it marks a small pause mid-sentence or a break in sense. Added in Unicode 11.0 (2018).
U+2E49. Two commas, one on top of the other, new in Unicode 10.0 (2017).
The comma is , U+002C, the key to the right of M on the U.S. keyboard. Chinese and Japanese also write the ideographic comma 、, and Arabic writes ،. The word comes from the Greek for a piece cut off.
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Comma codes
In ASCII and in Unicode the comma is character 44, so its Alt code is Alt+44. As a special character in HTML the code for a comma is , or ,. A high comma is the apostrophe, ’, Alt+0146, and the low marks ‚ and „ are quotes, special characters of their own.
Comma or point
English texts put commas between groups of three digits, as in 1,000, and a point before the decimals. Much of Europe turns that around: German math writes the decimal comma, 3,14.
Unicode has no comma emoji: the mark is plain text.
ț, the t-comma of Romanian, has no Alt code in either table.
A dot over a comma is the semicolon symbol, ;, Alt+59.
Questions and answers
What is the Alt code for a comma?
Alt+44: hold Alt, type 44 on the number pad and let go. 44 is the number of the comma in ASCII, and its Unicode code point is U+002C.
What is the Unicode for a comma?
U+002C, named Comma. The fullwidth comma is U+FF0C, the ideographic comma U+3001, the Arabic comma U+060C and the small comma U+FE50.
Is there a comma emoji?
No. Unicode has no emoji of a comma, and the comma has no emoji style. Every comma here is a text character, drawn in the font of the place where it is pasted.
What is an Oxford comma?
The comma placed before the conjunction in a list of three or more terms, also called the serial comma: red, white, and blue. It is the ordinary comma character, so nothing separate exists to copy and paste.
What are 、 and ， used for?
、 is the ideographic comma: it sets apart the items of a list in Chinese and is the usual comma of Japanese. ， is the fullwidth comma, the wide form of the plain one, which Unicode notes as marking a pause in Chinese.
All 38 commas and look-alikes
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،Arabic commaU+060C. The comma of the Arabic script. Unicode notes that modern text also uses it with Thaana and Syriac.
,CommaU+002C. Character 44 in ASCII and in Unicode, which makes Alt+44 its Alt code. On the U.S. layout it is the key right of M. , in HTML.
3,14Decimal commaA decimal comma. In much of Europe, Germany included, the comma does the job of the decimal point.
，Fullwidth commaU+FF0C. The wide form of U+002C, as Unicode records it. Its note: in Chinese, indicates a pause.
、Ideographic commaU+3001. Also called the enumeration comma: in Chinese it sets apart the items of a list, and in Japanese it is the usual comma.
țLatin small letter t with comma belowU+021B. T with a comma below, a letter of Romanian. Unicode builds it from t and U+0326, combining comma below. Neither Alt code table has it.
’Right single quotation markU+2019. What people call a high comma: the apostrophe, which in many typefaces has the very shape of the comma, only lifted to the top of the letters. Alt+0146, Option+Shift+] on the U.S. layout, ’ in HTML, \textquoteright in LaTeX.
;SemicolonU+003B. A dot over a comma: the semicolon, a mark of its own. Alt+59, its number in ASCII. ; in HTML.
Show all 38 commas and look-alikes (30 more)
The comma 1
﹐Small commaU+FE50. Unicode records it as U+002C in small size: a compatibility character, not a different mark.
Chinese, Japanese and vertical forms 4
､Halfwidth ideographic commaU+FF64. The same ideographic comma in a slimmer cut; its record in the character database points back to U+3001.
︐Presentation form for vertical commaU+FE10. The plain comma placed for text that runs down the page.
︑Presentation form for vertical ideographic commaU+FE11. The ideographic comma placed for columns of text.
﹑Small ideographic commaU+FE51. The small form of U+3001.
Commas of other scripts 8
՝Armenian commaU+055D. Bowt is the name Unicode records for it beside the English one.
꛵Bamum commaU+A6F5. In the Bamum block, which entered the standard in version 5.2 (2009).
፣Ethiopic commaU+1363. One of the punctuation marks of the Ethiopic block, version 3.0.
꓾Lisu punctuation commaU+A4FE. From the Lisu block, in the standard since version 5.2 (2009).
᠂Mongolian commaU+1802. It stands at U+1802, right before the Mongolian full stop.
᠈Mongolian Manchu commaU+1808. The form for Manchu text, six places further on.
߸NKo commaU+07F8. The comma of the NKo block, added in Unicode 5.0 (2006).
꘍Vai commaU+A60D. The comma of the Vai syllabary.
Comma below a letter 4
ȘLatin capital letter s with comma belowU+0218. Its capital, U+0218.
ȚLatin capital letter t with comma belowU+021A. The capital form, made of T and the same combining comma.
șLatin small letter s with comma belowU+0219. S takes the mark as well: in Romanian the comma is written under s and under t.
ţLatin small letter t with cedillaU+0163. T with a cedilla, a hook and not a comma. Unicode notes that Romanian should use U+021B instead. ţ in HTML.
With digits 3
1,000Comma in a large numberCommas between groups of three digits, the usual way of English texts.
🄂Digit one commaU+1F102. One of the ten, on its own. Unicode records it as the digit 1 followed by a comma.
🄁🄂🄃Digits with commasZero, one and two, each with a comma of its own: ten such digits run from U+1F101 to U+1F10A.
Not a comma 5
٫Arabic decimal separatorU+066B. Comma-shaped, and used in Arabic texts as the decimal point.
¸CedillaU+00B8. The cedilla alone, considered distinct from the comma diacritic. Alt+0184, Option+Shift+Z on the U.S. layout, ¸ in HTML.
„Double low-9 quotation markU+201E. Two of them: the low double quotes that open a quotation in some languages. Alt+0132, Option+Shift+W on the U.S. layout, „ in HTML, \quotedblbase in LaTeX.
ʻModifier letter turned commaU+02BB. Looks like a comma hung the other way up at the top of the line. Hawaiian spelling uses it for the ʻokina.
‚Single low-9 quotation markU+201A. It sits where a comma sits, yet it is a quotation mark: an opening one in some languages. Alt+0130, Option+Shift+0 on the U.S. layout, ‚ in HTML, \quotesinglbase in LaTeX.
Newer, may be an empty box 5
⹉Double stacked commaU+2E49. Two commas, one on top of the other, new in Unicode 10.0 (2017).
⹌Medieval commaU+2E4C. Unicode notes it marks a small pause mid-sentence or a break in sense. Added in Unicode 11.0 (2018).
⸴Raised commaU+2E34. The comma lifted off the baseline, from the same version of the standard.
⹁Reversed commaU+2E41. A mirrored comma. Unicode notes it for Old Hungarian and, occasionally, Sindhi in Arabic script. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
⸲Turned commaU+2E32. Stands on its head. The one-line note on it says that it indicates nasalization; it joined the standard in version 6.1.