Single Left-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark Symbol

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

Symbol: ‹
Unicode: U+2039
HTML entity: &lsaquo;
Category: Quote Symbols

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About the single left-pointing angle quotation mark symbol

The character is read as a left single angle quote, often called a left guillemet or chevron. It is used in French and other European languages as the opening punctuation for a single quotation mark, typically nested within double guillemets. In English, it is sometimes employed in linguistic or philological texts to mark a quotation within a quotation, or in dictionaries to indicate an example word or phrase.

How to type Single Left-Pointing Angle 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 2039 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 2039.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.