Right single quotation mark
Glyph used as an apostrophe or a quotation mark
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The Unicode character ’ (U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK) is used for both a typographic apostrophe and a single right (closing) quotation mark.[1] This is due to the many computer fonts and character sets (such as CP1252) that unified the characters into a single code point, and the difficulty of software distinguishing which character is intended by a user's typing.[2]
| ’ | |
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Right single quotation mark | |
| U+2019 ’ RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK |
The straight apostrophe ' (the "ASCII apostrophe", U+0027 ' APOSTROPHE) is even more ambiguous, as it could also be intended as a left or right quotation mark, or a prime symbol.
See also
- Modifier letter apostrophe
- General Punctuation (Unicode block)
