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U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK

General Punctuation · Final quote

NameRIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
Code pointU+2019
Decimal8217
BlockGeneral Punctuation
CategoryFinal quote (Pf)
UTF-8E2 80 99
UTF-162019
UTF-3200002019
HTML’ ’ ’
CSS\2019
JavaScript\u2019
Python\u2019
URL-encoded%E2%80%99

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+2019?

U+2019 ’ is officially named RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK. It belongs to the General Punctuation block and the category Final quote.

How do I type ’?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 2019, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 2019, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 2019. Or simply copy it from this page.

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 3 bytes: E2 80 99. In UTF-16: 2019.

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