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Left single quotation mark symbol ‘

Left single quotation mark (‘) is Unicode U+2018. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

The opening curly single quote, used for a quote inside a quote in English 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 2018.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ‘.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2018 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “left single 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 2018, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2018, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “left single quotation mark”.

Codes for ‘

UnicodeU+2018
Official nameLEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
BlockGeneral Punctuation
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal‘
HTML hex‘
CSScontent: "\2018";
JavaScript"\u2018"
Python"\u2018"
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 98

Look-alikes

  • ’Right single quotation mark, U+2019
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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