= is == equals eq equals (or "e q") ~ tilde $ dollar, variable ^ caret (but $^W --> "variable control W") @ at, array % hash _ underscore $_ default @_ default array {[( opening (or "left") curly, bracket, paren }[( closing (or "right") curly, bracket, paren : colon ; semicolon, stop / slash \ backslash, escape \n newline (not "escape n") \w word \s whitespace ` backtick <> glob, readline ("diamond" if without handle), tag (depending on context) < less-than-sign, opening (left) angle > greater-than-sign, closing (right)angle & ampersand, and && and (or "and and" to avoid confusion, "short and") | pipe, or || or (or "or or", "pipe pipe", "short or") ' single quote " double quote * asterisk, times -- decrease ++ increase # pound, comment, remark (not "hash" because of % :)