U+00AB

Double left angle«

Double left angle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement block, listed here under Arrows and Hands & Pointers. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00AB
Decimal
171
Hex
0x00AB
Octal
0o253

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00AB
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT POINTING GUILLEMET
DecimalBase 10171
HexadecimalBase 160x00AB
OctalBase 80o253
BinaryBase 20000000010101011
General categoryPunctuation, initial quotePi
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)«
HTML entity (hex)«
HTML entity (named)«
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00AB
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C2%AB

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u00AB
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00AB
Python\u00AB
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00AB

Byte encodings

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UTF-82 bytesC2 AB
UTF-16 (BE)00AB
UTF-32 (BE)000000AB

How to type Double left angle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +AB with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type AB then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 00AB. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Double left angle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type ab, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: « in HTML, \00AB in CSS, and \u00AB in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT POINTING GUILLEMET
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Pi — Punctuation, initial quote

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin-1 Supplement block: U0080.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Double left angle symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select « and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Double left angle?

Double left angle is U+00AB (decimal 171, hexadecimal 0x00AB, octal 0o253). It lives in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Double left angle?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LEFT POINTING GUILLEMET". Its General_Category is Pi (Punctuation, initial quote).

What is the HTML code for Double left angle?

Use « or «, or the named entity «. In CSS, use content: "\00AB".

How do I type Double left angle in code?

JavaScript: "\u00AB". Python: "\u00AB". JSON and Java: "\u00AB". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C2 AB.

Is Double left angle an emoji?

No. Double left angle is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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