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LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK

U+201C Initial Punctuation (Pi) · General Punctuation · Zyyy

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Overview

“ (LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK) is the Unicode character at code point U+201C. It belongs to the General Punctuation block, in the Initial Punctuation (Pi) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+201C
decimal	8220
htmldecimal	“
htmlhex	“
css	\201C
javascript	\u{201C}
python	\u201c
java	\u201C
go	\u201C
ruby	\u{201C}
rust	\u{201C}
ccpp	\u201c
urlencoded	%E2%80%9C
utf8bytes	e2 80 9c
utf16bebytes	20 1c
utf32bebytes	00 00 20 1c
htmlentity	“

How to Use

HTML: “ or “

CSS: content: "\201C"

JavaScript: "\u{201C}"

Python: "\u201c"

Properties

Block: General Punctuation
Script: Zyyy
Category: Initial Punctuation (Pi)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the “ character (LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK)?

“ (LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK) is the Unicode character U+201C.

What is the Unicode codepoint of LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK?

The LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK character (“) has codepoint U+201C.

How do I type or copy LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK?

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