Apostrophe

' is the Unicode character “APOSTROPHE” (U+0027). It belongs to the Basic Latin block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

' codes

UnicodeCode point U+0027
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page '
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code '
CSSFor the CSS content property \0027
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u0027
PythonEscape in Python strings \u0027
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %27
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 27
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 0027

How to type '

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “apostrophe”.

In Microsoft Word, type 0027 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “apostrophe”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+0027. Every format is on the apostrophe page.

About '

Unicode name
APOSTROPHE
Code point
U+0027 (39)
Block
Basic Latin
Category
Other Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1