Quotation marks
Copy “ with one tap or type it with Alt + 0147.
U+201C
Quotation marks and related symbols
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| Symbol | Name | Code | HTML | Windows | Mac | LaTeX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left double quotation mark | U+201C | “ | Alt + 0147 | Option + [ | ||
| Right double quotation mark | U+201D | ” | Alt + 0148 | Option + Shift + [ | ||
| Left single quotation mark | U+2018 | ‘ | Alt + 0145 | Option + ] | ||
| Right single quotation mark | U+2019 | ’ | Alt + 0146 | Option + Shift + ] | ||
| Left-pointing double angle quotation mark | U+00AB | « | Alt + 174 | Option + \ | ||
| Right-pointing double angle quotation mark | U+00BB | » | Alt + 175 | Option + Shift + \ | ||
| Double low-9 quotation mark | U+201E | „ | Alt + 0132 | |||
| Single low-9 quotation mark | U+201A | ‚ | Alt + 0130 | |||
| Single left-pointing angle quotation mark | U+2039 | ‹ | Alt + 0139 | |||
| Single right-pointing angle quotation mark | U+203A | › | Alt + 0155 | |||
| Quotation mark | U+0022 | " | ||||
| Apostrophe | U+0027 | ' |
What “ means
Curly quotes “ ” and ‘ ’ are the typographer's versions of straight quotes. « » are guillemets used in French and many other languages.
Common uses: quotes, book titles, essays and design.
- Unicode name
- Left Double Quotation Mark
- Code point
- U+201C
- Windows
- Alt + 0147
- Mac
- Option + [
Keyboard shortcuts for “
Copy and paste
Click the big “ at the top. It copies instantly.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 0147 on the number pad, then let go of Alt. In Word, type 201C and press Alt + X. In other apps, the emoji panel (Windows key + .) has a symbols tab you can search.
Mac
Press Option + [. No shortcut? Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer; search for left double quotation mark.
iPhone and Android
Copy it from this page, or set up a text replacement in your keyboard settings so a short code like ;sym turns into the symbol.
HTML
Use “ or “.
Questions people ask
How do I type “ on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 0147 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option + [.
How do I copy and paste “?
Tap the large “ at the top of this page. It is copied to your clipboard and you can paste it anywhere.
What does “ mean?
Curly quotes “ ” and ‘ ’ are the typographer's versions of straight quotes. « » are guillemets used in French and many other languages.
Where is “ used?
Quotes, book titles, essays and design.
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Updated November 13, 2026