Colon (punctuation)
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This article is about the punctuation mark. For a colon-like character used as an alphabetic letter in some languages, rather than as punctuation, see Colon (letter). For other uses, see Colon (disambiguation).
The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list,[1] or a quoted sentence.[2] It is also used between hours and minutes in time,[1] between certain elements in medical journal citations,[3] between chapter and verse in Bible citations,[4] and, in the US, for salutations in business letters and other formal letter writing.[1]
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