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U+201C LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK

General Punctuation · Initial quote

NameLEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
Code pointU+201C
Decimal8220
BlockGeneral Punctuation
CategoryInitial quote (Pi)
UTF-8E2 80 9C
UTF-16201C
UTF-320000201C
HTML“ “ “
CSS\201C
JavaScript\u201C
Python\u201c
URL-encoded%E2%80%9C

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+201C?

U+201C “ is officially named LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK. It belongs to the General Punctuation block and the category Initial quote.

How do I type “?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 201C, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 201c, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 201C. 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 9C. In UTF-16: 201C.

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