Double Low-9 Quotation Mark Symbol

A symbol from the Quote Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: „
Unicode: U+201E
HTML entity: „
Category: Quote Symbols

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About the double low-9 quotation mark symbol

The double low-9 quotation mark is a punctuation symbol used in several European languages, notably German, Polish, and Czech, where it serves as the opening quotation mark. It appears as a pair of low-positioned, inverted commas that sit at or near the baseline, distinguishing it from the more common high quotation marks.

In these languages, it typically opens a quoted passage, with the closing mark being an upper double quotation mark (like “ ” or „ “). The character belongs to the General Punctuation block and is classified as open punctuation, reflecting its role in beginning quoted text. It is not an emoji and is used exclusively in typesetting and written language.

How to type Double Low-9 Quotation Mark

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type 201E then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 201E.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.