| Punjabi | English |
| ਅਖੰਡ ਹਾਈਫ਼ਨ | nonbreaking hyphen (A hyphen that is used to prevent a hyphenated word, number, or phrase from breaking if it falls at the end of a line) |
| ਨਰਮ ਹਾਈਫ਼ਨ | soft hyphen (" A hyphen that is used to control where a word or phrase breaks if it falls at the end of a line. For example, you can specify that the word "nonprinting" breaks as "non-printing" rather than "nonprint-ing.") |
| ਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਹਾਈਫ਼ਨ | discretionary hyphen (" A hyphen that is used to control where a word or phrase breaks if it falls at the end of a line. For example, you can specify that the word "nonprinting" breaks as "non-printing" rather than "nonprint-ing.") |
| ਵਿਕਲਪਿਕ ਹਾਈਫ਼ਨ | optional hyphen (" A hyphen that is used to control where a word or phrase breaks if it falls at the end of a line. For example, you can specify that the word "nonprinting" breaks as "non-printing" rather than "nonprint-ing.") |
