| Box around word(s) |
Spelled incorrectly. |
| Box around empty space |
Something is missing. |
|
Word or section underlined |
Something is wrong in this area. |
| Caret (as in ^ ) pointing up or down |
Insert above or below where caret is pointing. If no text written below or above caret, figure out what’s missing. |
Line through text X over text |
Remove everything from beginning to end of line, including punctuation. |
| Line with arrows on both ends |
Swap the two underlined or boxed words. |
| Markings on top of characters |
“Adjust your character(s) like this.” or “These lines should actually be here.” |
| Two question marks |
What are you trying to say here? Doesn’t compute in Japanese. |
| FYI |
For Your Information. No need to correct it. |