SEO Punctuation Checker
Improve your content’s readability and SEO with proper punctuation
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SEO Punctuation Guide
Periods (.)
- End sentences with a single space after
- No space before the period
- Use in abbreviations (e.g., etc.)
Commas (,)
- Use to separate items in a list
- Place after introductory phrases
- No space before, one space after
Quotation Marks (” “)
- Straight quotes are preferred for web content
- No space between quote and enclosed text
- Punctuation goes inside quotes in US English
Hyphens (-) & Dashes (—)
- Hyphens for compound words (e.g., well-known)
- Em dashes for interruptions—like this—with no spaces
- En dashes for ranges (e.g., 2010–2020)
Exclamation Points (!)
- Use sparingly in professional content
- Never use multiple (!!)
- No space before, one space after
Ellipses (…)
- Use exactly three dots with no spaces between
- Space before and after when mid-sentence
- No space before when at sentence end