Punctuation

How to type Left double quote (“)

Copy the character, or use the shortcut that matches your keyboard and app.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0147 on the numeric keypad.

Mac

Option + [

Microsoft Word

Type 201C then Alt + X

Google Docs

Insert → Special characters → quote

How to insert it

Copy

Click the keycap, then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V.

Alt code

Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 0147, release Alt.

Code

Use the Unicode, HTML, CSS, or JS value below in documents and stylesheets.

Unicode
U+201C
HTML decimal
“
HTML hex
“
CSS
\201C
JavaScript
\u{201C}
Alt code
Alt + 0147

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