How to type ″
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2033.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ″.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2033 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “double prime” and double-click ″.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ″ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ″ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ″ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ″ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2033, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 2033, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “double prime”.
Codes for ″
| Unicode | U+2033 |
|---|---|
| Official name | DOUBLE PRIME |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ″ |
| HTML hex | ″ |
| CSS | content: "\2033"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2033" |
| Python | "\u2033" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 80 B3 |
Look-alikes
- ”Right double quotation mark, U+201D