![]() It all changes for a keyboard and/or system configured for something other than en-US QWERTY. many people don't know what to call it at all, so "the one in the corner with the curvy thing" and "squiggle" are disappointingly common. Programmers and Linux users are likely to call it backquote or backtick. People with more exposure to languages where tilde is used will call it that, while people with more exposure to languages that use the grave accent will call it that (or just accent). The first one on your list is one of the oddball exceptions 1, because it's not commonly used in English. In many cases, they are not interchangeable - URLs to web pages use front slash, while path names in Windows use backslash. This is particularly relevant when dealing with computers. is generally called the Slash Key, but the more accurate name is front slash or forward slash to differentiate it from backslash \. Keyboard keys are generally referred to by the default character they represent (rather than any shifted alternatives). Your indicated keys, plus the three above and to the right of your indicated keys and the shifted version of the top row all generate "punctuation" characters.
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