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Single left-pointing angle quotation mark symbol ‹

Single left-pointing angle quotation mark (‹) is Unicode U+2039. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A single angle quotation mark pointing left, used as a quotation mark in French and other languages.

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 2039.

Windows

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

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2039 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “single left-pointing 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 2039, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2039, then press Alt+X.

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

Codes for ‹

UnicodeU+2039
Official nameSINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
BlockGeneral Punctuation
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal‹
HTML hex‹
CSScontent: "\2039";
JavaScript"\u2039"
Python"\u2039"
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 B9
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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