40 quotation marks

Quote Symbol Copy and Paste

Copy a curly pair “ ” or ‘ ’, a low „, a guillemet or a heavy ornament ❝ ❞.

“”Curly double quotes, a pairU+201C U+201DReady to copy

40 quotation marks. Tap any value to copy it.

40 quotation marks. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character	Name	Code point	Alt code	Option keys	HTML	LaTeX
	Made of U+201C and U+201D. The opening and the closing mark together, ready to type between. American English prints this pair on the outside.
	Made of U+2018 and U+2019. The single pair: the outside marks of British English, the inside marks of American.
	U+201C. The opening curly mark. Unicode's note: this is the preferred character. Option+[ on the U.S. layout, Alt+0147, or Compose then < then ".
	U+201D. The closing curly mark. Option+Shift+[ on the U.S. layout, Alt+0148, or Compose then > then ".
	U+2018. The opening single mark. Option+] on the U.S. layout, Alt+0145, or Compose then < then '.
	U+2019. The closing single mark, and the apostrophe: Unicode's note calls it the preferred character to use for apostrophe. Option+Shift+], Alt+0146, or Compose then > then '.
	U+0022. The straight mark on your keyboard. Unicode notes it is neutral (vertical) and opens or closes a quotation. In HTML write ".
	U+0027. The straight single mark on your keyboard, named Apostrophe. Unicode notes that U+2019 is preferred for the apostrophe. ' in HTML.
	U+201E. A double mark on the baseline. Unicode notes some languages open double quotations with it. Option+Shift+W or Alt+0132.
	Made of U+275D and U+275E. The two heavy ornaments of the Dingbats block together, for setting off a quotation.
	U+201F. The opening mark turned the other way. Unicode's note: has same semantic as U+201C, but differs in appearance.
	U+201B. The single opening mark turned the other way. Unicode's note: has same semantic as U+2018, but differs in appearance.
	U+201A. A single mark on the baseline, shaped like a comma. Unicode notes some languages open single quotations with it. Option+Shift+0 or Alt+0130.
	U+00AB. The left guillemet, which Unicode also calls chevrons. Usually opening, sometimes closing. Option+\, Alt+174 or Alt+0171.
	U+00BB. The right guillemet. Usually closing, sometimes opening. Option+Shift+\, Alt+175 or Alt+0187.
	U+2039. The single left guillemet. Option+Shift+3 or Alt+0139.
	U+203A. The single right guillemet. Option+Shift+4 or Alt+0155.
	U+275D. The heavy opening ornament, from the Dingbats block. No Alt code and no named entity.
	U+275E. The heavy closing ornament, from the Dingbats block.
	U+275B. The heavy single opening ornament.
	U+275C. The heavy single closing ornament.
	Made of U+275B and U+275C. The two single ornaments together.
	U+276E. A heavy angle mark, from the Dingbats block. Added in Unicode 3.2 (2002).
	U+276F. The heavy angle mark that closes.
	U+301D. A slanted double mark of East Asian text. Unicode: at times drawn as a double prime quotation mark.
	U+301E. Unicode's note: this is a mistaken analogue to U+201D; U+301F is preferred.
	U+301F. The low form, the closing partner of 〝.
	U+FF02. The straight double mark at full width, from the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block.
	U+FF07. The straight single mark at full width.
	U+2032. Not a quotation mark: the prime. Unicode's other name for it: minutes, feet. ′ in HTML.
	U+2033. Not a quotation mark: the double prime. Unicode's other name for it: seconds, inches. ″ in HTML.
	U+0060. Not a quotation mark: the grave accent, also called backtick. Unicode notes that in some technical contexts it works as an opening quote, paired with the apostrophe.
	U+02BC. Not a quotation mark: a letter. Unicode notes that many languages use it as a letter of their alphabets.
	U+3003. Not a quotation mark: the ditto mark of East Asian text, for the same again.
	Made of U+201E and U+201C. Low to open and, to close, the mark that opens in English.
	Made of U+201A and U+2018. The single marks German prints inside the double ones.
	Made of U+201E and U+201D. Low to open, and the English closing mark to close.
	Made of U+201D and U+201D. The same mark at both ends.
	Made of U+00AB and U+00BB. The outside marks of Spanish, Italian and Russian, among others.
	Made of U+00BB and U+00AB. An alternative pair in German: the points face the quotation.

Next step Alt+174 next to every other Alt code 「」 and the other corner brackets

How it works

The quote symbol to copy and paste is the curly pair “ ”, U+201C and U+201D, or the single ‘ ’. As text, a quote symbol can also be straight, low, reversed, angled or a heavy ornament such as ❝ ❞.

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Curly, straight and low

Unicode notes “ and ” as the characters English prefers for paired quotation marks. The straight " of the keyboard is neutral: one mark for both ends. „ sits on the baseline and opens a quotation in some languages.

Which pair a language prints

American English prints “ ” outside and ‘ ’ inside, and British English often the other way round. German opens low and closes with the mark that opens in English: „ “. Polish prints „ ”, and Swedish and Finnish use ” at both ends.

′ and ″ are primes, for feet and inches or minutes and seconds. They are not quotation marks, and neither is the backtick.
In HTML a straight " inside an attribute is written ". The curly marks are “, ”, ‘ and ’.

Questions and answers

How do I type curly quotes on a keyboard?

On Windows, with Num Lock on, hold Alt and type 0147 on the number pad for “, 0148 for ”. On a Mac with the U.S. layout, Option+[ types “ and Option+Shift+[ types ”. With a Compose key: Compose, <, " and Compose, >, ".

What is the difference between " and “ ”?

The straight " is one neutral mark for both ends, U+0022, the key on the keyboard. “ and ” are two characters, U+201C and U+201D: one opens a quotation and the other closes it.

Which quote symbol is the apostrophe?

’, Right single quotation mark, U+2019: Unicode notes it as the preferred character for the apostrophe. The straight ' on the keyboard, U+0027, is named Apostrophe and is the neutral form. ʼ, U+02BC, is a letter in some alphabets.

What are the big decorative quote marks?

❝ and ❞ are the heavy double quotation mark ornaments, U+275D and U+275E, from the Dingbats block, and ❛ and ❜ are the single ones. They are plain text, with no Alt code and no named HTML entity.

All 40 quotation marks

Start here 10

Apostrophe U+0027. The straight single mark on your keyboard, named Apostrophe. Unicode notes that U+2019 is preferred for the apostrophe. ' in HTML.
Curly double quotes, a pair Made of U+201C and U+201D. The opening and the closing mark together, ready to type between. American English prints this pair on the outside.
Curly single quotes, a pair Made of U+2018 and U+2019. The single pair: the outside marks of British English, the inside marks of American.
Double low-9 quotation mark U+201E. A double mark on the baseline. Unicode notes some languages open double quotations with it. Option+Shift+W or Alt+0132.
Heavy double quote ornaments, a pair Made of U+275D and U+275E. The two heavy ornaments of the Dingbats block together, for setting off a quotation.
Left double quotation mark U+201C. The opening curly mark. Unicode's note: this is the preferred character. Option+[ on the U.S. layout, Alt+0147, or Compose then < then ".
Left single quotation mark U+2018. The opening single mark. Option+] on the U.S. layout, Alt+0145, or Compose then < then '.
Quotation mark U+0022. The straight mark on your keyboard. Unicode notes it is neutral (vertical) and opens or closes a quotation. In HTML write ".
Right double quotation mark U+201D. The closing curly mark. Option+Shift+[ on the U.S. layout, Alt+0148, or Compose then > then ".
Right single quotation mark U+2019. The closing single mark, and the apostrophe: Unicode's note calls it the preferred character to use for apostrophe. Option+Shift+], Alt+0146, or Compose then > then '.

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Double 1

Double high-reversed-9 quotation mark U+201F. The opening mark turned the other way. Unicode's note: has same semantic as U+201C, but differs in appearance.

Single, and the apostrophe 2

Single high-reversed-9 quotation mark U+201B. The single opening mark turned the other way. Unicode's note: has same semantic as U+2018, but differs in appearance.
Single low-9 quotation mark U+201A. A single mark on the baseline, shaped like a comma. Unicode notes some languages open single quotations with it. Option+Shift+0 or Alt+0130.

Angle 8

Guillemets pointing inwards, a pair Made of U+00BB and U+00AB. An alternative pair in German: the points face the quotation.
Guillemets, a pair Made of U+00AB and U+00BB. The outside marks of Spanish, Italian and Russian, among others.
Heavy left-pointing angle quotation mark ornament U+276E. A heavy angle mark, from the Dingbats block. Added in Unicode 3.2 (2002).
Heavy right-pointing angle quotation mark ornament U+276F. The heavy angle mark that closes.
Left-pointing double angle quotation mark U+00AB. The left guillemet, which Unicode also calls chevrons. Usually opening, sometimes closing. Option+\, Alt+174 or Alt+0171.
Right-pointing double angle quotation mark U+00BB. The right guillemet. Usually closing, sometimes opening. Option+Shift+\, Alt+175 or Alt+0187.
Single left-pointing angle quotation mark U+2039. The single left guillemet. Option+Shift+3 or Alt+0139.
Single right-pointing angle quotation mark U+203A. The single right guillemet. Option+Shift+4 or Alt+0155.

Ornaments 5

Heavy double comma quotation mark ornament U+275E. The heavy closing ornament, from the Dingbats block.
Heavy double turned comma quotation mark ornament U+275D. The heavy opening ornament, from the Dingbats block. No Alt code and no named entity.
Heavy single comma quotation mark ornament U+275C. The heavy single closing ornament.
Heavy single quote ornaments, a pair Made of U+275B and U+275C. The two single ornaments together.
Heavy single turned comma quotation mark ornament U+275B. The heavy single opening ornament.

East Asian and fullwidth 5

Double prime quotation mark U+301E. Unicode's note: this is a mistaken analogue to U+201D; U+301F is preferred.
Fullwidth apostrophe U+FF07. The straight single mark at full width.
Fullwidth quotation mark U+FF02. The straight double mark at full width, from the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block.
Low double prime quotation mark U+301F. The low form, the closing partner of 〝.
Reversed double prime quotation mark U+301D. A slanted double mark of East Asian text. Unicode: at times drawn as a double prime quotation mark.

Not quotation marks 5

Ditto mark U+3003. Not a quotation mark: the ditto mark of East Asian text, for the same again.
Double prime U+2033. Not a quotation mark: the double prime. Unicode's other name for it: seconds, inches. ″ in HTML.
Grave accent U+0060. Not a quotation mark: the grave accent, also called backtick. Unicode notes that in some technical contexts it works as an opening quote, paired with the apostrophe.
Modifier letter apostrophe U+02BC. Not a quotation mark: a letter. Unicode notes that many languages use it as a letter of their alphabets.
Prime U+2032. Not a quotation mark: the prime. Unicode's other name for it: minutes, feet. ′ in HTML.

Pairs by language 4

German quotes, a pair Made of U+201E and U+201C. Low to open and, to close, the mark that opens in English.
German single quotes, a pair Made of U+201A and U+2018. The single marks German prints inside the double ones.
Polish quotes, a pair Made of U+201E and U+201D. Low to open, and the English closing mark to close.
Swedish and Finnish quotes, a pair Made of U+201D and U+201D. The same mark at both ends.

How this list was compiled: Names, and the code points they belong to, are checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and printed in sentence case. Notes that begin Unicode's note quote NamesList.txt of the same version (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt); the version a character was added in is from DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt), block names are from Blocks.txt, and the years are from https://www.unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html. Alt codes are from the code page 437 table (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/PC/CP437.TXT), the PC graphics table for codes 1 to 31 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MISC/IBMGRAPH.TXT) and the code page 1252 table (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1252.TXT). Option keys are those of the U.S. keyboard layout as CLDR records it (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/release-42/keyboards/osx/en-t-k0-osx.xml); other layouts differ. HTML entity names are from https://html.spec.whatwg.org/entities.json. LaTeX macros are listed only when LaTeX's own fontdef.dtx, ltoutenc.dtx or utf8ienc.dtx (https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/tree/develop/base) or the amssymb source (https://ctan.org/pkg/amsfonts) defines them, matched to a code point through unicode-math-table.tex (https://github.com/latex3/unicode-math). Compose sequences are from the X.org en_US.UTF-8 Compose file (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11/-/blob/master/nls/en_US.UTF-8/Compose.pre). What is listed: the characters with the Unicode property Quotation_Mark (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/PropList.txt) and the ornaments whose names hold QUOTATION MARK, found by a search. Left out: the ten corner brackets of East Asian text, which have that property and are on this site's brackets page; U+2E42 and five ornaments (two low ones and the three sans-serif ones), which many devices have no font for; the tag character. Which pair a language prints: the summary table of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark, read as wikitext on 2026-10-01; a pair is given only where that table shows it. The Start here group, the made rows and the order are this site's own choice. All sources were read on 2026-10-01. Licence: own work (facts from the Unicode Character Database, Unicode License v3, and from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in this site's own words; aliases and notes marked as Unicode's are quoted from NamesList.txt, Copyright © 1991-2026 Unicode, Inc., https://www.unicode.org/license.txt)