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.
The <q> and <blockquote> elements are designed to have quote marks " automatically inserted in the appropriate locations.
HTML mandates that this occur for the <q> and <blockquote> element, and advises authors against placing quotes manually, since this could result in double quotes.
CSS rules can be used to overide this behavour.
When quoting multiple paragraphs, each one begins with an opening quote. “, but only the last paragraph has a closing quote. ”
Search for a Quotation:
| ⮃ Character | Notes | Notation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a1 quotation | punctuation | " | text"text |
| a2 single curly | left | ‘ | ‘text |
| a2 single curly | right | ’ | text’ |
| a3 double curly | left | “ | “text |
| a3 double curly | curly right | ” | text” |
| a4 single curly | curly low | ‚ | text‚ |
| a4 single curly | curly low | „ | text„ |
| a5 single curly | curly reversed high | ‛ | ‛text |
| a5 double curly | curly high | ‟ | ‟ text |
| a6 double ornament | ornament left | ❝ | ❝ text |
| a6 double ornament | ornament right | ❞ | text ❞ |
| a7 single ornament | ornament left | ❛ | ❛ text |
| a7 single ornament | ornament right | ❜ | text ❜ |
| a8 double chevron | left chevron | « | « text |
| a8 double chevron | right chevron | » | text » |
| a9 single angle | left pointing angle | ‹ | ‹ text |
| a9 single angle | 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‷ |