Improve quality with symbols that attach importance to prompts in ChatGPT.

Preface

When writing a prompt, I use symbols like # and “” (quotation marks), but I’m not sure which ones are important. This is just a question about what ChatGPT has to say, so I don’t really know the actual answer. But I think it’s better to ask rather than doing it blindly.

What would you rank as more important when CharGPT is aware of it as a prompt?

***example***
**example**
*example*
#example
##example
###example
“example”
‘example’
(example)
[example]
{example}
<example>
example

Symbols that attach importance to the prompt

When ChatGPT processes a prompt, its method for determining the importance of specific text elements differs from human visual interpretation. Generally, the model considers the following elements when interpreting the meaning of text:

1. Headings (#example, ##example, ###example):
These indicate the structure of context or sections and influence the content’s organization.

2. Emphasis (**example**, *example*, ***example***):
These signify the importance or emphasis of specific text.

3. Parentheses or Quotations ((example), [example], {example}, <example>, “example”, ‘example’):
These may distinguish the meaning of the text or indicate specific contexts.

4. Plain Text (example):
This is the basic text format with no special formatting.

The model comprehensively interprets these elements to understand the meaning of the text. However, the interpretation and importance of these elements may vary depending on the specific content and context of the text. Additionally, the model typically prioritizes interpreting the actual content of the text over its formatting.

When subdivided and ranked within each genre, it appears as follows:

1. Headings
- #example (Heading 1): The strongest heading, functions as the main title of a section.

- ##example (Heading 2): Slightly weaker than Heading 1 but important as a title for subsections.

- ###example (Heading 3): Indicates even finer subsections, providing more detailed headings.

2. Emphasis
- **example** (Bold): The most common emphasis method, signifies strong emphasis.

- *example* (Italic): Not as strong as bold but indicates light emphasis.

- ***example*** (Bold Italic): Possesses characteristics of both bold and italic, indicating special emphasis.

3. Parentheses and Quotations
- “example” (Double Quotation): Denotes direct quotes or specific statements.

- ‘example’ (Single Quotation): Similar to double quotation but generally used for more specific purposes.

- (example) (Round Brackets): Indicates additional information or side notes.

- [example] (Square Brackets): Typically represents edits or annotations.

- {example} (Curly Brackets): Used to enclose specific code blocks or mathematical elements in certain contexts.

- <example> (Angle Brackets): Employed in specific markup language or coding contexts.

4. Plain Text
- example: Basic text format with no special formatting.

These rankings are based on common text processing and Markdown conventions. However, the relative importance of these elements may change depending on specific contexts and usage. Additionally, models like ChatGPT use these formatting elements as clues to understand the meaning of text but always prioritize the actual content of the text.

GPT says it is “different from human visual interpretation”. Writing prompts with the above criteria in mind may result in higher quality replies.