Komma,

Comma serves the function of separating parts in a sentence. The European form of the comma developed from the symbol / which was previously used for a similar purpose. The English name „comma“ is derived from the Greek word κόμμα, meaning „cut-off“ or „short sentence.“ Commas first appeared in Russian texts in the 1520s.

Other symbols that function as commas include ̕ , ⸲ , ⸴ , and ⹁ .

There are more symbols that serve as commas in other writing systems:

، Arabic.

、 Chinese and Japanese.

՝ Armenian.

߸ N'Ko.

፣ Mongolian.

᠈ Manchu Mongolian (Old Mongolian).

꓾ Lisu.

꘍ Vai.

꛵ Bamum.

᭞ Balinese. It's called „karik siki“ and it is placed before and after a number to separate it from the text.

Das Symbol „Komma“ ist im „ASCII-Zeichensetzung“ Subblock des „Basis-Lateinisch“ blocks enthalten und wurde als Teil der Unicode-Version 1.1 im Jahr 1993 genehmigt.