Comma it is preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma. Using commas to offset certain adverbs is optional, including "then", "so", "yet", "instead", and "too" (meaning "also"). Commas are often used to enclose parenthetical words and phrases within a sentence (i.e., information that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence). Such phrases are both preceded and followed by a comma, unless that would result in a doubling of punctuation marks or the parenthetical is at the start or end of the sentence. The following are examples of types of parenthetical phrases: A comma is used to separate
Braille pattern dots-6 Braille pattern dots-6 The Braille pattern dots-6 ( ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the bottom right dot raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the lower-middle right dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2820, and in Braille ASCII with a comma:, . In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-6 is used as a formatting, punctuation, accent sign, or otherwise as needed. Related to Braille pattern dots-6 are Braille patterns 67, 68, and 678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille. In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard