The "|" character on your keyboard is called a pipe. It is typically used as a divider to separate related sets of information. On Cisco.com, the use of pipes is restricted.
Pipes may only be used in the following instances:
- in the context of an application, for example "Previous/Next"
- to act on content
- to toggle
- in a download selection
- to delineate file types
- in header and footer
Pipes may not be used in the following instances:
- in the context of copy
- to separate content/navigation links
- as an anchor link
- in a table of contents
- as a typographic element
