APOSTROPHE vs LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
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Property Comparison
| Property | ' U+0027 | ‘ U+2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | APOSTROPHE | LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| Block | Basic Latin | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Punctuation (Po) | Initial Punctuation (Pi) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+0027 | U+2018 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+0027 | U+2018 |
| decimal | 39 | 8216 |
| htmldecimal | ' | ‘ |
| htmlhex | ' | ‘ |
| css | \0027 | \2018 |
| javascript | \u{27} | \u{2018} |
| python | \u0027 | \u2018 |
| java | \u0027 | \u2018 |
| go | \u0027 | \u2018 |
| ruby | \u{27} | \u{2018} |
| rust | \u{27} | \u{2018} |
| ccpp | \u0027 | \u2018 |
| urlencoded | %27 | %E2%80%98 |
| utf8bytes | 27 | e2 80 98 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 27 | 20 18 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 27 | 00 00 20 18 |
| htmlentity | ' | ‘ |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: APOSTROPHE in Basic Latin and LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK in General Punctuation.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
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