Left double quotation mark

“ is the Unicode character “LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK” (U+201C). It belongs to the General Punctuation block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

“ codes

UnicodeCode point U+201C
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page “
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code “
HTML entityNamed HTML entity “
CSSFor the CSS content property \201C
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u201C
PythonEscape in Python strings \u201C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%80%9C
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 80 9C
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 201C
Alt codeWindows, number pad Alt + 0147

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

Hold Alt and type 0147 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.

In Microsoft Word, type 201C and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Option + [.

Or open the Character Viewer with Control + ⌘ + Space.

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+201C. Every format is on the left double quotation mark page.

About “

Unicode name
LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
Code point
U+201C (8220)
Block
General Punctuation
Category
Initial Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1
Mac shortcut
Option + [