GRAVE ACCENT vs LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ` U+0060 | ‘ U+2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | GRAVE ACCENT | LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| Block | Basic Latin | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Modifier Symbol (Sk) | Initial Punctuation (Pi) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+0060 | U+2018 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+0060 | U+2018 |
| decimal | 96 | 8216 |
| htmldecimal | ` | ‘ |
| htmlhex | ` | ‘ |
| css | \0060 | \2018 |
| javascript | \u{60} | \u{2018} |
| python | \u0060 | \u2018 |
| java | \u0060 | \u2018 |
| go | \u0060 | \u2018 |
| ruby | \u{60} | \u{2018} |
| rust | \u{60} | \u{2018} |
| ccpp | \u0060 | \u2018 |
| urlencoded | %60 | %E2%80%98 |
| utf8bytes | 60 | e2 80 98 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 60 | 20 18 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 60 | 00 00 20 18 |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: GRAVE ACCENT in Basic Latin and LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK in General Punctuation.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.