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Right single quotation mark symbol ’

Right single quotation mark (’) is Unicode U+2019. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

The curly single quote, used as a closing quote and as the typographic apostrophe.

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 2019.

Windows

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

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2019 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “right 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 2019, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2019, then press Alt+X.

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

Codes for ’

UnicodeU+2019
Official nameRIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
BlockGeneral Punctuation
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal’
HTML hex’
CSScontent: "\2019";
JavaScript"\u2019"
Python"\u2019"
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 99

Look-alikes

  • ‘Left single quotation mark, U+2018
  • ′Prime, U+2032
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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