U+201C

Left double quote“

Left double 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. It is often searched for as "curly", "quote".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+201C
Decimal
8220
Hex
0x201C
Octal
0o20034

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+201C
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasDOUBLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK
DecimalBase 108220
HexadecimalBase 160x201C
OctalBase 80o20034
BinaryBase 20010000000011100
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: "…"\201C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%9C

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u201C
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u201C
Python\u201C
Java / C# / Kotlin\u201C

Byte encodings

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

How to type Left double quote

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 201c, 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, \201C in CSS, and \u201C in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 name
DOUBLE 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 double 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 double quote?

Left double quote is U+201C (decimal 8220, hexadecimal 0x201C, octal 0o20034). 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 double quote?

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

What is the HTML code for Left double quote?

Use “ or “, or the named entity “. In CSS, use content: "\201C".

How do I type Left double quote in code?

JavaScript: "\u201C". Python: "\u201C". JSON and Java: "\u201C". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 9C.

Is Left double quote an emoji?

No. Left double 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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