diff --git a/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/.vale.ini b/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/.vale.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e88943002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/.vale.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+; Vale configuration file to test the `Symbols` rule
+StylesPath = ../../../styles
+MinAlertLevel = suggestion
+[*.adoc]
+RedHat.Symbols = YES
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diff --git a/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/testinvalid.adoc b/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/testinvalid.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d18d450f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/testinvalid.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Don't use this !
+or this!
+Don't use this & that
+This + that is not OK.
+
+
diff --git a/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/testvalid.adoc b/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/testvalid.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c70c677af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale/fixtures/RedHat/Symbols/testvalid.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+:!attribute:
+:attribute!:
+\include::example.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+and is ok.
+Use of C++ is OK.
+don't use an exclamation mark
+kbd:[Ctrl + a]
+kbd:[Ctrl + shift + a]
+plus symbol is fine
+Use the "!" symbol
+Use the "&" symbol
+Use the "+" symbol
diff --git a/.vale/styles/RedHat/Symbols.yml b/.vale/styles/RedHat/Symbols.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fbf8495f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale/styles/RedHat/Symbols.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+extends: existence
+level: warning
+scope: raw
+link: https://redhat-documentation.github.io/supplementary-style-guide/#_symbols
+message: "Do not use the '%s' symbol in original body copy."
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '(?<![":])\!(?![":])'
+  - '(?<!")\&(?!")'
+  - '(?<!")\+(?!.*\]|\")'
+exceptions:
+  - C\+\+
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diff --git a/modules/reference-guide/nav.adoc b/modules/reference-guide/nav.adoc
index c6de03516..2179c2828 100644
--- a/modules/reference-guide/nav.adoc
+++ b/modules/reference-guide/nav.adoc
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 * xref:slash.adoc[]
 * xref:spacing.adoc[]
 * xref:spelling.adoc[]
+* xref:symbols.adoc[]
 * xref:termserrors.adoc[]
 * xref:termssuggestions.adoc[]
 * xref:termswarnings.adoc[]
 * xref:usage.adoc[]
-* xref:userreplacedvalues.adoc[]
+* xref:userreplacedvalues.adoc[]
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diff --git a/modules/reference-guide/pages/symbols.adoc b/modules/reference-guide/pages/symbols.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61ca9c3cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reference-guide/pages/symbols.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+:navtitle: Symbols
+:keywords: reference, rule, Symbols
+
+= Symbols
+
+Do not use symbols such as ampersand (`&`), exclamation point (`!`), or plus symbol (`+`) in original body copy.
+
+.Additional resources
+
+* link:https://redhat-documentation.github.io/supplementary-style-guide/#_symbols[]