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 201c.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want “.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 201C and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “left double quotation mark” 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 201c, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 201C, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “left double quotation mark”.
Codes for “
| Unicode | U+201C |
|---|---|
| Official name | LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | “ |
| HTML hex | “ |
| CSS | content: "\201C"; |
| JavaScript | "\u201C" |
| Python | "\u201C" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 80 9C |
Look-alikes
- ”Right double quotation mark, U+201D