Single High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark Symbol

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

Symbol: ‛
Unicode: U+201B
HTML entity: ‛
Category: Quote Symbols

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About the single high-reversed-9 quotation mark symbol

This reversed single quotation mark appears in certain English and European typographic styles for the opening of a quotation, particularly when used alongside the standard closing single quote. It is the mirror image of the familiar apostrophe-shaped left single quote, with its tail curving upward and to the left.

Unlike the more common left single quotation mark (U+2018), this character is rarely used in modern digital text. It survives primarily in specialized academic or historical typesetting, especially in works that follow older British or continental conventions for nested quotations.

How to type Single High-Reversed-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 201B 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 201B.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.