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See also: “ , ” , 〃 , ″ , ״ , and " "

also "
" U+0022, "
QUOTATION MARK
← !
 		Basic Latin # →
Character variations
＂ U+FF02, ＂
FULLWIDTH QUOTATION MARK
← ！
 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ＃ →

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • “ (as opening quotation mark), ” (as closing quotation mark), ״ (as gershayim), 〃 (as ditto mark), ″ (as double prime)

Etymology

Typographical simplification, particularly due to the use of typewriters, thence followed in computers: rather than having separate opening (“) and closing (”) quotation marks (and other keys for ″ and others), a single square key was used, to reduce the number of keys.

Punctuation mark

"

  1. Used as a quotation mark in some languages. See " ".
  2. An ASCII substitute for ״ (gershayim)
  3. An ASCII substitute for ″ (double prime, as in inches)
  4. Used after a letter as a nonstandard representation of an umlaut, diaeresis or hungarumlaut, when technical limitations prevent the use of one.
    Zo"e sits on the chair.
  • (diacritical mark): ', :

Symbol

"

  2. 〃 (ditto mark) Used in lists or tables to indicate a repetition of appropriate content above
  3. (time, angles) An ASCII substitute for the symbol representing the second, placed after the value of the seconds in a term to indicate seconds count

Coordinate terms

  • (time): '
  • (angles): ', °
  • (ditto mark): see 〃

See also

Punctuation

quotation marks and quotation dashes by language (edit)
quotation marks - all matched-pairs
quotation marks and quotation dashes - all single characters
  • Curved double quotation marks: “ · ” · „ · ‟
  • Curved single quotation marks and apostrophes: ‘ · ’ · ‚ · ‛
  • Straight double quotation mark: "
  • Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe: '
  • Prime quotation marks: 〝 · 〞 · 〟
  • Guillemets: « · »
  • Single guillemets: ‹ · ›
  • Corner brackets: 「 · 」 · 『 · 』
  • Quotation dashes: — (em dash) · ― (horizontal bar) · – (en dash)
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