Right Double Quotation Mark
Block: General Punctuation
- Symbol
- ”
- Unicode
U+201D- Unicode name
- RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
- Block
- General Punctuation
- Category
- Punctuation, Final Quote
- Type
- Punctuation character
Right Double Quotation Mark (”) is U+201D, formally named RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK. The right double quotation mark is commonly used as a closing curly double quote. Its encoded counterpart “ LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK (U+201C) is a separate character, so the two marks should be chosen by quotation role and code point rather than by approximate visual similarity.
Why Right Double Quotation Mark is not just a curved double quote
When it appears as a quotation mark, ” finishes the quoted span. In “text”, it follows the final quoted character and identifies the trailing end of that pair.
The trailing example is descriptive rather than a rule for every quotation style. During import or cleanup, select U+201D at the trailing edge when the source calls for it instead of choosing a mark only for its similar curve.
When another character is unclear, try what is the ” symbol called? to identify it from the character itself, its Unicode value, or its shape.
How ” Is Encoded
U+201D = decimal 8221 = HTML ” / ”. A Unicode escape-style form is u201D. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 80 9D.
Use these values in a source file, import rule, or find-and-replace pass to distinguish this typographic mark from a visually similar keyboard character.
Quotation marks that can be mistaken for ”
Related-character data also connects ” with " QUOTATION MARK (U+0022). These comparisons are useful for exact-character identification, but visual similarity does not make the characters typographically interchangeable.
Use the intended quotation role and code point as the deciding evidence when copied text contains a visually similar mark.
” compared with “
Unicode assigns the trailing side of this pair a separate value: ” (U+201D) is RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK. Its opening counterpart, “ (U+201C), is LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK.
For validation or cleanup at the end of a quotation, target the closing character explicitly. Replacing the opening counterpart would alter the start boundary instead of the final mark.