Left Single Quote symbol
Type :left_single_quote: · Punctuation
Unicode name Left Single Quotation Mark · General Punctuation block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ‘ is for
Opens a quote inside a quote, and in British style opens the outer quote too. Also the correct opening mark for a nested citation, where the double quote is already spoken for.
How to type ‘
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
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:left_single_quote: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + ]
Windows
Alt + 0145
Hold Alt and type the digits on the keypad.
Shortcodes
:left_single_quote: On the web
HTML ‘
Unicode U+2018
JavaScript '\u{2018}'
CSS "\2018"
Python '\u2018'
URL %E2%80%98
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:double_dagger: ‽ :interrobang_symbol: ¡ :inverted_exclamation: ¿ :inverted_question: “ :left_double_quote: ” :right_double_quote: ’ :right_single_quote_apostrophe: „ :low_double_quote: « :left_guillemet: » :right_guillemet: ′ :prime_minutes_feet: ″ :double_prime_seconds_inches: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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