QUOTATION MARK

U+0022 Other Punctuation (Po) · Basic Latin · Zyyy

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Overview

The quotation mark (") is a punctuation mark used to enclose quoted or highlighted text. It is encoded at U+0022 in the Basic Latin block, classified as punctuation, and written in HTML as ". This straight, vertical mark is the ASCII quotation character used in plain text and programming to delimit strings, distinct from the curved typographic quotation marks preferred in fine typesetting. Its place in the original ASCII range makes it one of the most heavily used punctuation characters.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+0022
decimal	34
htmldecimal	"
htmlhex	"
css	\0022
javascript	\u{22}
python	\u0022
java	\u0022
go	\u0022
ruby	\u{22}
rust	\u{22}
ccpp	\u0022
urlencoded	%22
utf8bytes	22
utf16bebytes	00 22
utf32bebytes	00 00 00 22
htmlentity	"

How to Use

HTML: " or "

CSS: content: "\0022"

JavaScript: "\u{22}"

Python: "\u0022"

Properties

Block: Basic Latin
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Punctuation (Po)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ! U+0021 U+0023 # →

Compare

" vs “ LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK " vs ” RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the " character (QUOTATION MARK)?

" (QUOTATION MARK) is the Unicode character U+0022.

What is the Unicode codepoint of QUOTATION MARK?

The QUOTATION MARK character (") has codepoint U+0022.

How do I type or copy QUOTATION MARK?

Copy " directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.