Slash/Forward slash/Solidus — /

a.     Indicates alternatives.

e.g.     They will sponsor road/rail transport for the teams.

Everyone can bring his/her own friend/s.

c.      Can be used to indicate a time period (but an en dash is preferred).

e.g.     We’ll be away June/July.

She was in Japan 1985/86.
(Preferred: She was in Japan 1985–86).

d.     Designates line breaks when poetry or text from songs is written as text.

e.g.     The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures. / He leads me beside quiet waters.

e.     Separates the numbers in a date, as in 3/11/2012.

f.      Separates segments in an Internet address.