Methods for correctly inserting curly quotes in web pages are not well understood.
The problem is that many web browsers assume you are referring to the local character system, translating your curly quotes into Greek or accented Latin characters. These same browsers always get the decimal notation references right.
Don't try to ``fake it´´ with doubled-up grave accents and straight single quotes or acute accents, as most of the ``best-known newspapers" do.
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| ⮃ Character | Notes | Notation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a1 quotation | punctuation | " | text"text |
| a2single | curly left | ‘ | ‘text |
| a2 single | curly right | ’ | text’ |
| a3 double | curly left | “ | “text |
| a3 double | curly right | ” | text” |
| a4 single | curly low | ‚ | text‚ |
| a4 single | curly low | „ | text„ |
| a5 single | curly reversed high | ‛ | ‛text |
| a5 double | curly high | ‟ | ‟ text |
| a6 double | ornament left | ❝ | ❝ text |
| a6 double | ornament right | ❞ | text ❞ |
| a7 single | ornament left | ❛ | ❛ text |
| a7 single | ornament right | ❜ | text ❜ |
| a8 double | left chevron | « | « text |
| a8 double | right chevron | » | text » |
| a9 single | left pointing angle | ‹ | ‹ text |
| a9 single | right pointing angle | › | text › |
A single prime is used to represent feet/minutes.
A double prime is used to indicate inches/seconds.
They look similar to curly quotes, but are much more distinct, and they never look like commas.
They are set at an angle of 75° to 80° and are tapered from the top to the bottom.
Also shown are the triple prime and the three reversed versions of these characters.
| ⮃ Character | Notes | Notation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a1 single | ′ | text′ | |
| double | ″ | text″ | |
| triple | ‴ | text‴ | |
| a1 single | reversed | ‵ | text‵ |
| double | reversed | ‶ | text‶ |
| triple | reversed | ‷ | text‷ |