What Is a Ditto Mark?

The ditto mark is a sign indicating that the words or figures above it are to be repeated. The mark is made using 'a pair of apostrophes'; 'a pair of marks " used underneath a word'; the symbol "; or the symbol ”. For example: Black pens, box of twenty ..... $2.10 Blue " " " " ..... $2.35

How do you use ditto marks?

In informal English, you can use ditto to represent a word or phrase that you have just used in order to avoid repeating it. In written lists, ditto can be represented by ditto marks - the symbol "- underneath the word that you want to repeat.

Are ditto marks legal?

(a) In disclosing required information, words or terms shall not be designated by ditto marks or appear in footnotes referred to by asterisks or other symbols in required information, and shall not be abbreviated.