Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
U+00ABLEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARKLatin-1 Supplement
Also known as left guillemetopening guillemetFrench opening quote
Copy and paste «. The Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark character has Unicode code point U+00AB and decimal HTML code «.
Symbol codes
- Unicode
U+00AB- Alt Code
Alt+0171- HTML Code
«- CSS Code
\AB- HTML Entity
«- HEX Code
«
Technical properties
Unicode 18.0.0
- Code point
- U+00AB
- Decimal
- 171
- Unicode name
- LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
- Block
- Latin-1 Supplement · U+0080–U+00FF
- General category
- Initial Punctuation (Pi)
- Script
- Common
- Introduced
- Unicode 1.1
- JavaScript
- "\u00AB"
Appears in
About Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
« is encoded in Unicode as code point U+00AB (decimal 171). Its official Unicode name is LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK.
It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF), its General Category is Initial Punctuation (Pi), and it was added in Unicode 1.1, released in 1993. Its script value is Common: it is shared across writing systems rather than belonging to one.
Sources: Unicode Character Database 18.0.0, the HTML Standard’s list of named character references, and Unicode’s code page mappings.
How to type or insert Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
- Any device
- Select Copy symbol, then paste with Ctrl+V, or ⌘+V on a Mac.
- Windows Alt code
- With Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 0171 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
- Microsoft Word
- Type
00AB, then press Alt+X. - Mac keyboard
- Option+\ on the U.S. keyboard layout.
- macOS Character Viewer
- Press Control+⌘+Space and search for “left-pointing double angle quotation mark”.
- iPhone keyboard
- On the numbers and symbols keyboard, touch and hold ", then slide to «.
- Linux (GTK and IBus)
- Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type
00ab, then press Space. - HTML
«or«. In a UTF-8 page you can also paste the character itself.- CSS
content: "\AB";in a::beforeor::afterrule.- JavaScript
"\u00AB"
Common questions about Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
What is the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark?
« (Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark) is an opening quotation mark in Unicode’s Latin-1 Supplement block. Its code point is U+00AB, and it has been part of the standard since Unicode 1.1 (1993). It is also known as left guillemet, opening guillemet, and French opening quote.
How do I copy and paste the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark?
Select Copy symbol at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux or ⌘+V on a Mac. On a phone, tap Copy symbol, then touch and hold where you want it and choose Paste. « pastes as ordinary text, so it works in documents, messages, and code.
How do I type the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark on Windows?
Turn on Num Lock, hold Alt, type 0171 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Microsoft Word, type 00AB and press Alt+X to turn the code into «. In any app, open Character Map from the Start menu, search for “left-pointing double angle quotation mark”, then select and copy the character.
How do I type the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark on a Mac?
Press Option+\ (U.S. keyboard layout). Press Control+⌘+Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “left-pointing double angle quotation mark”, and double-click the result to insert it.
How do I type the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark on an iPhone or Android phone?
On an iPhone, open the numbers and symbols keyboard, touch and hold ", then slide to «. The simplest way is to copy it from this page and paste it where you need it. If you use it often, save it as a text shortcut: on iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement; with Gboard on Android, go to Gboard settings > Dictionary > Personal dictionary.
Can I use the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark in Word, Google Docs, and social media?
Yes. « is a standard Unicode character, so you can paste it into Microsoft Word, Google Docs, emails, and posts or bios on Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok. In Google Docs you can also choose Insert > Special characters and search for “left-pointing double angle quotation mark”. In Word, choose Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, set from to Unicode (hex), and enter 00AB as the character code.
Is the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark an emoji?
No. « is a text symbol, not an emoji. It takes the color and size of the surrounding text, and its exact shape depends on the font.
Why does the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark show as a box or question mark?
An empty box or a question mark means the font on that device has no glyph for «. The character is still there: it appears correctly wherever a font covers Unicode’s Latin-1 Supplement block, and free font families such as Google Noto cover nearly all of Unicode.
What are the HTML and CSS codes for the Left Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark?
In HTML, write « (decimal) or « (hexadecimal), or the named entity «. In CSS, use content: "\AB"; in a ::before or ::after rule, and in JavaScript "\u00AB". See all HTML codes.