Shapecatcher.com: Unicode character information for 'Single left-pointing angle quotation mark' (0x2039)

Unicode character information

Single left-pointing angle quotation mark

Displayed on your computer as: ‹
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Single left-pointing angle quotation mark
Alternative names:

Angle quotation mark, single left-pointing
guillemet, left pointing single
left pointing single guillemet
Left-pointing angle quotation mark, single
Quotation mark, single left-pointing angle
single guillemet, left pointing
Single left-pointing angle quotation mark

Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x2039
Codepoint (decimal): 8249
In unicode block: General Punctuation

Html entities:

&lsaquo; 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: `2039` 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 `U2039`. 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.