U+2018

Left single quote‘

Left single quote is a monochrome text character from the Unicode General Punctuation block, listed here under Punctuation. 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+2018
Decimal
8216
Hex
0x2018
Octal
0o20030

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2018
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasSINGLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK
DecimalBase 108216
HexadecimalBase 160x2018
OctalBase 80o20030
BinaryBase 20010000000011000
General categoryPunctuation, initial quotePi
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
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: "…"\2018
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%98

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u2018
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2018
Python\u2018
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2018

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 80 98
UTF-16 (BE)2018
UTF-32 (BE)00002018

How to type Left single quote

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2018 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2018 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2018. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left single quote".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2018, 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, \2018 in CSS, and \u2018 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 name
SINGLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Pi — Punctuation, initial quote

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the General Punctuation block: U2000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Left single quote 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 Left single quote?

Left single quote is U+2018 (decimal 8216, hexadecimal 0x2018, octal 0o20030). It lives in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Left single quote?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "SINGLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK". Its General_Category is Pi (Punctuation, initial quote).

What is the HTML code for Left single quote?

Use ‘ or ‘, or the named entity ‘. In CSS, use content: "\2018".

How do I type Left single quote in code?

JavaScript: "\u2018". Python: "\u2018". JSON and Java: "\u2018". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 98.

Is Left single quote an emoji?

No. Left single quote 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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