Unicode character information
Left double quotation mark
Displayed on your computer as: “
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)
Alternative names:
- comma quotation mark, double turned
- Double quotation mark, left
- double turned comma quotation mark
- Left double quotation mark
- quotation mark, double turned comma
- Quotation mark, left double
- turned comma quotation mark, double
Codepoint (decimal): 8220
In unicode block: General Punctuation
Html entities:
“ or “ or “Character input:
There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system-specific input methods below.| Windows: | Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 201C and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details. |
| Linux: | Hold down Ctrl and ⇧ Shift and type U201C. Now press ↵ Enter and release Ctrl and ⇧ Shift. |
Other Infos:
General category: Pi (Initial_Punctuation): An initial quotation mark.Bidirectional class: ON (Other_Neutral): Most other symbols and punctuation marks.
Canonical combining class: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.