Names of punctuation marks in Russian

In any language punctuation marks and the rules for their use play an important role. Here’s the correct naming of the most common punctuation marks in Russian:

• Точка = Dot (.)
• Запятая = Comma (,)
• Вопросительный знак = Question Mark (?)
• Восклицательный знак = Exclamation Mark (!)
• Тире = Dash (—)
• Дефис = Hyphen (-)
• Двоеточие = Colon (:)
• Скобки = Parentheses, brackets ( )