A whisper mark is a new punctuation mark whose purpose is to indicate parts of text that are supposed to be read whispered. Used in pairs, they can be used in two basic ways and function in a similar way as quotation marks in a text. They can be put at the beginning and at the end of a sentence, phrase or word that is meant to be spoken quietly. This way of using whisper marks can be defined as a basic form. It can be used in parts of dialogue or monologue in order to give a new emotional layer to the written text without using descriptive terms such as „whispered” or „muttered”. The second way of using whisper marks can be defined as metaphorical. Part of a prose text can be indicated as whispered as if the information should be unspoken, unexpressed or not spoken out loud, but still needing to be written down. This allows the author more flexibility in showing a personal attitude towards information he or she gives the reader. At the same time it allows for a completely new possibility for communication between the author and the reader.