U+201E

Double low quote„

Double 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+201E
Decimal
8222
Hex
0x201E
Octal
0o20036

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+201E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLOW DOUBLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK
DecimalBase 108222
HexadecimalBase 160x201E
OctalBase 80o20036
BinaryBase 20010000000011110
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: "…"\201E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%9E

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u201E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u201E
Python\u201E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u201E

Byte encodings

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

How to type Double low quote

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 201e, 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, \201E in CSS, and \u201E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 name
LOW DOUBLE 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 Double 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 Double low quote?

Double low quote is U+201E (decimal 8222, hexadecimal 0x201E, octal 0o20036). 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 Double low quote?

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

What is the HTML code for Double low quote?

Use „ or „, or the named entity „. In CSS, use content: "\201E".

How do I type Double low quote in code?

JavaScript: "\u201E". Python: "\u201E". JSON and Java: "\u201E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 9E.

Is Double low quote an emoji?

No. Double 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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