U+201A

Single low quote‚

Single low 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+201A
Decimal
8218
Hex
0x201A
Octal
0o20032

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+201A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLOW SINGLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK
DecimalBase 108218
HexadecimalBase 160x201A
OctalBase 80o20032
BinaryBase 20010000000011010
General categoryPunctuation, openPs
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: "…"\201A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%9A

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u201A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u201A
Python\u201A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u201A

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 80 9A
UTF-16 (BE)201A
UTF-32 (BE)0000201A

How to type Single low quote

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +201A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 201A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 201A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Single low quote".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 201a, 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, \201A in CSS, and \u201A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 name
LOW SINGLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Ps — Punctuation, open

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 Single low 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 Single low quote?

Single low quote is U+201A (decimal 8218, hexadecimal 0x201A, octal 0o20032). 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 Single low quote?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LOW SINGLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK". Its General_Category is Ps (Punctuation, open).

What is the HTML code for Single low quote?

Use ‚ or ‚, or the named entity ‚. In CSS, use content: "\201A".

How do I type Single low quote in code?

JavaScript: "\u201A". Python: "\u201A". JSON and Java: "\u201A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 9A.

Is Single low quote an emoji?

No. Single low 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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