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U+201F · General Punctuation

Double High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark ‟

Double High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark is the Unicode character U+201F (official name “DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK”) from the General Punctuation block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s punctuation collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+201F
HTML‟
‟U+201F

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+201F
Decimal8223
HTML (hex)‟
HTML (decimal)‟
CSS\201F
JavaScript\u201F
Python\u201F
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 9F
UTF-16201F
URL-encoded%E2%80%9F

Character details

Official nameDOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK
Unicode blockGeneral Punctuation
General categoryInitial Quote (Pi)
SymbolHero categoryPunctuation
EmojiNo

How to type ‟

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 201F then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “double high-reversed-9 quotation mark”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “double high-reversed-9 quotation mark”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 201F.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “double high-reversed-9 quotation mark” or enter U+201F.
  • HTML: ‟
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(8223)

Similar punctuation

Circumflex Accent
Low Line
Grave Accent
Left Curly Bracket
Right Curly Bracket
Hyphen
Non-Breaking Hyphen
Figure Dash
Horizontal Bar
Double Vertical Line
Double Low Line
Single High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark
Triangular Bullet
One Dot Leader
Two Dot Leader
Hyphenation Point
Triple Prime
Reversed Prime
Reversed Double Prime
Reversed Triple Prime
Caret
Reference Mark
Double Exclamation Mark Emoji
Overline

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ‟?

It is U+201F (DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK), decimal 8223.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 201F then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “double high-reversed-9 quotation mark”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ‟ (or ‟). There is no named entity.