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Quotation Marks
‘

Left Single Quotation Mark

U+2018

The left, or opening, curly single quotation mark, also used as a stylish apostrophe substitute at the start of a word.

Copy & encode

Character
‘
Unicode codepoint
U+2018
HTML named entity
‘
HTML decimal entity
‘
HTML hex entity
‘
CSS escape
\2018
JavaScript escape
\u2018
Windows Alt code
0145

Meaning and usage

It opens a single-quoted phrase or a quote inside a quote, and is used in place of a straight apostrophe in polished typography.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the HTML entity for the opening single quote?
Use ‘ or ‘.
What is the Windows Alt code for the opening single quote?
Hold Alt and type 0145 on the numeric keypad.