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title: Commas
description: Use commas correctly in documentation.
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# Commas

Use the Oxford comma in lists of three or more items in a sentence.

Use commas to separate clauses. Break up longer or difficult-to-read sentences into shorter chunks.

Dependent clauses that start a sentence, end with a comma. [(Learn more) ↗](https://www.dailywritingtips.com/subordinate-clauses-and-commas/)

Example: After you open the file, save it to your desktop with a different name.

## Oxford comma

Use the Oxford comma. The Oxford comma should break up lists of three or more items in a sentence.

Example: Stream for Free, Pro, and Business plans

Without the Oxford comma, readers might misunderstand this header as free streaming for Pro and Business plans.

```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/directory/","name":"Directory"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/style-guide/","name":"Style Guide"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"/style-guide/grammar/","name":"Grammar"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@id":"/style-guide/grammar/punctuation-marks-and-symbols/","name":"Punctuation marks and symbols"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@id":"/style-guide/grammar/punctuation-marks-and-symbols/commas/","name":"Commas"}}]}
```