HTML Entity for Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark (»)

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⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+00BB
HTML entity for right guillemet quotation mark (U+00BB) tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the right guillemet (») in HTML using named, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS entity methods. This character is U+00BB (RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK) in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF)—the closing chevron quote used in French, Russian, and many European languages.

Render it with », », », or CSS escape \00BB. Pair with the opening guillemet « («) for balanced quotes: «…».

⚡ Quick Reference — Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark

Unicode U+00BB

Latin-1 Supplement block

Hex Code »

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code »

Decimal reference

Named Entity »

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+00BB
Hex code       »
HTML code      »
Named entity   »
CSS code       \00BB
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark symbol (») using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\00BB";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark using Hexadecimal: &#xBB;</p>
<p>Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark using HTML Code: &#187;</p>
<p>Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark using Named Entity: &raquo;</p>
<p id="point">Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

U+00BB is universally supported in modern browsers; Latin-1 Supplement glyphs render in virtually all fonts:

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

See the right guillemet (») in multilingual quotation typography:

French quote «Bonjour»
Large glyph »
Opening vs closing « &laquo; open   » &raquo; close
Named entity &raquo; → »
Monospace refs &raquo; &#xBB; &#187; \00BB

🧠 How It Works

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Named Entity

&raquo; is the HTML named entity for the Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark (») — raquo means right angle quote.

HTML markup
2

Hexadecimal Code

&#xBB; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 00BB to display the right guillemet. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
3

Decimal HTML Code

&#187; uses the decimal Unicode value 187 to display the same character.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\00BB is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All four methods produce: ». Unicode U+00BB. Pair with &laquo; («) for the opening guillemet—not straight quotes (“ ”) unless your locale uses them.

✅

Use Cases

The Double Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark symbol (») commonly appears in the following scenarios:

🇫🇷 French & European

Closing guillemet for quoted text in French (« … ») and other European languages.

🇷🇺 Russian & Cyrillic

Closing quotation mark in Russian and Cyrillic-script content.

✍️ Dialogue & citations

Blockquotes, dialogue, and citations with typographically correct guillemets.

📝 Publishing

Books, articles, and editorial content using angle quotes for the target language.

🌐 Localization

Multilingual sites with locale-appropriate quotation marks.

♿ Accessibility

Use <q> or <blockquote> with guillemets for semantic quoted content.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Prefer &raquo; for readable HTML source
  • Pair » with « (&laquo;) for balanced guillemets
  • Use <q> or <blockquote> for semantic quoted content
  • Set lang attributes on localized content (e.g. lang="fr")
  • Pick one entity style per project for consistency

Don’t

  • Confuse » (&raquo;) with « (&laquo;, opening)
  • Use CSS escape \00BB inside HTML markup
  • Mix guillemets and straight quotes inconsistently in one locale
  • Use » for English curly closing quotes—use &rdquo; (U+201D) instead
  • Forget UTF-8 (<meta charset="utf-8">) on multilingual pages

Key Takeaways

1

Four ways to render » in HTML

&#xBB; &#187; &raquo;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\00BB
3

Unicode U+00BB — closing right guillemet

4

Prefer &raquo; for readability in HTML source

5

Open « (&laquo;) vs close » (&raquo;)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &raquo; (named), &#xBB; (hex), &#187; (decimal), or \00BB in CSS content. All produce ».
U+00BB (RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK). Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF). Hex BB, decimal 187. Closing guillemet in French, Russian, and many languages.
When you need closing guillemets in French, Russian, Spanish, and other languages that use angle quotes; typography; publishing; and multilingual or localized content.
&laquo; («, U+00AB) is the opening left guillemet. &raquo; (», U+00BB) is the closing right guillemet. Use both for balanced quotes: «…».
&raquo; (raquo = right angle quote) is the named HTML entity for U+00BB. It renders as » and is the most readable option when writing HTML by hand.

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