List of Proof Reader's Mark

 

Abbreviations

AbbreviationMeaningUse
spSpellingUsed to indicate misspelling
spSpell outUsed to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use
stetLet it standIndicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged
flFlush leftAlign text flush with left margin
frFlush rightAlign text flush with right margin
eq #Equalize spacing
lsLetterspaceAdjust letterspacing
italItalicsPut in italics
romRomanPut in Roman (non-italic) font
bfBoldfacePut in boldface
lcLower casePut text in lower case
capsCapitalizePut text in capital case
scSmall capsPut text in small caps
wfWrong fontPut text in correct font
wc/wwword choice/wrong wordIncorrect or awkward word choice
hr #Insert hair space

Symbols[edit]

Symbol NameImageMeaningExample of Use
Dele

Deleatur (black).png

Delete
Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6)Begin new paragraph
Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6)¶ noRemove paragraph break
Caret[a] (Unicode U+2038, 2041, 2380)‸ ⁁ ⎀Insert
#Insert space
Close up (Unicode U+2050)⁐Tie words together, eliminating a spaceI was reading the news⁐paper this morning.
] [Center text
]Move text right
[Move text left
M̲Insert em dash
N̲Insert en dash

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