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U+00AB LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
Latin-1 Supplement · Initial quote
| Name | LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00AB |
| Decimal | 171 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Category | Initial quote (Pi) |
| UTF-8 | C2 AB |
| UTF-16 | 00AB |
| UTF-32 | 000000AB |
| HTML | « « « |
| CSS | \00AB |
| JavaScript | \u00AB |
| Python | \u00ab |
| URL-encoded | %C2%AB |
Frequently asked questions
What is the character U+00AB?
U+00AB « is officially named LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Initial quote.
How do I type «?
Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00AB, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00ab, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00AB. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0171 on the numeric keypad also works.
How do I write « in HTML?
As a numeric character reference « (decimal) or « (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity «.
How is « encoded in UTF-8?
In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C2 AB. In UTF-16: 00AB.