Similar to Toki Pona in the Latin script, {{w|Colon (puncutation)|colon}}s are frequently used in {{tp|sitelen pona}}. A colon can be written centered between the words on either side ({{sp|1=<span style="opacity:0.5;">{{translucent|ijo</span>󱦝<span style="opacity}}::0.5;">ijo</span>|font="sitelenseli kiwen asuki"{{translucent|ijo}}}}), or closer to the word on its left ({{sp|1=<span style="opacity:0.5;">{{translucent|ijo</span>}}''':''' {{sptranslucent|1=<span style="opacity:0.5;">ijo</span>}}}}).
Some people use a right-facing {{tp|ni}} ({{sp|ni>|font="linja lipamanka"ni2}}) to avoid the need for colons. For example, herebelow are 3three different ways to write the sentence {{tp|mi wile e ni: sina pilin pona}}.
{{Indent|{{sp|1=mi wile e ni : sina pilin-pona|font="linja lipamanka"}}}}▼
{{Indent|{{sp|1=mi wile e ni> :: sina pilin-pona|font="linjasitelen seli kiwen lipamankaasuki"}}}}
{{Indent|{{sp|1=mi wile e ni> zzni2:: sina pilin-pona|font="linjasitelen seli kiwen lipamankaasuki"}}}}
▲{{Indent|{{sp|1=mi wile e nini2 :  sina pilin-pona|font="linjasitelen seli kiwen lipamankaasuki"}}}}
{{tp|[[nasin sitelen kalama]]}} also uses the colon inside cartouches.
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