Proofreading Symbols

Use these standard proofreading marks when making minor corrections in your final draft. If extensive revision is necessary, type or print out a clean copy.

image Transpose (reverse order)
image Capitalize
image Lowercase
image Add space
image Close up space
image Delete
image Stet (undo deletion)
image Insert
image Insert period
image Insert comma
image Insert semicolon
image Insert colon
image Insert apostrophe
image Insert quotation marks
image Insert hyphen
image New paragraph
image No new paragraph