Virgule

Virgeln called the slashes that were formerly used for structure of phrases and sentences which are now replaced in this function by commas, which resonates to this day in French and Italian ( virgule / virgola = " comma" ). The use of Virgeln limited to this set in Gothic texts. Even in these, however, was sure that behind a set in Roman word (about a French loan word, which was not traditionally placed in the fracture, but in Roman type ) appeared a comma and no Virgel.

In the course of the 18th century, most German printer shortened the Virgeln on the length of commas.

Virgeln used today, if you again are lines of poetry in a body text to indicate the change of lines of verse. They are also used in hymnals to denote breaks or sung on one breath sections.

Virgeln in the plan representation

At least in Austria is called Virgel also a Z- or S- shaped clip, is represented by the in surveying and land-use plans that two surfaces on either side of a dividing line ( usage limit, edge of the building, etc.) belong to the same grounds.