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Left double quotation mark symbol “

Left double quotation mark (“) is Unicode U+201C. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

The opening curly double quote, used at the start of quoted speech in clean typography.

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 “

UnicodeU+201C
Official nameLEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
BlockGeneral Punctuation
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal“
HTML hex“
CSScontent: "\201C";
JavaScript"\u201C"
Python"\u201C"
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 9C

Look-alikes

  • ”Right double quotation mark, U+201D
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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