Right Single Quotation Mark

Part of Punctuation and Typography Marks

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0146 on the numeric keypad to insert right single quotation mark.

Alt code
Alt+0146
HTML entity
’
Unicode
U+2019

About this symbol

The right single quotation mark closes a quotation, as in ‘hello’, and it is also the correct apostrophe, as in it’s and Brad’s. Word processors put it in place of the keyboard’s straight mark as you type.

Unicode facts

Official name
RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
Also called
Single comma quotation mark
Type
Closing quotation mark
Unicode block
General Punctuation
Unicode group
Quotation marks and apostrophe
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Unicode notes
  • This is the preferred character to use for apostrophe
Related
' Apostrophe U+0027
ʼ Modifier Letter Apostrophe U+02BC
❜ Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament U+275C

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