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World Semicolon Day

Project Semicolon

Date / rule16 April
Scopemental-health awareness and resilience observance
VerificationOrganizer Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-05
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveFriday, April 16, 2027See everything on April 16 →
Authority summary

What is World Semicolon Day?

Project Semicolon

Date and recurrence

16 April

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is mental-health awareness and resilience observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Health, Wellness & Awareness →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Health Information Not Medical Advice.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Project Semicolon — World Semicolon DayOrganizer Dedicated Page
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is World Semicolon Day?

16 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 16 April.

Does World Semicolon Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is World Semicolon Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: mental-health awareness and resilience observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes World Semicolon Day?

The stored designation basis is: Project Semicolon. Supporting provenance includes Project Semicolon — World Semicolon Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is World Semicolon Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: mental-health awareness and resilience observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-05.

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