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 00ab.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want «.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 00AB and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “left-pointing double angle 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 00ab, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 00AB, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “left-pointing double angle quotation mark”.
Codes for «
| Unicode | U+00AB |
|---|---|
| Official name | LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | « |
| HTML hex | « |
| CSS | content: "\00AB"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00AB" |
| Python | "\u00AB" |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 AB |
Look-alikes
- »Right-pointing double angle quotation mark, U+00BB