HTML Entity for Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament (❜)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+275C
HTML entity for Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament (U+275C) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament (❜) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+275C (HEAVY SINGLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). It is a decorative closing single-quote style mark—ideal for typography, styled quotations, pull quotes, and ornamental punctuation in web design.

Render it with ❜, ❜, or CSS escape \275C. There is no named HTML entity. Pair with U+275B (❛, opening turned comma ornament) for balanced quotes. Do not confuse ❜ with curly quotes U+2018 / U+2019 (‘ ’) or the ‘ / ’ named entities.

⚡ Quick Reference — Single Quote Ornament

Unicode U+275C

Dingbats block (closing)

Hex Code ❜

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ❜

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+275C
Hex code       ❜
HTML code      ❜
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \275C
Role           Closing single quote ornament
Pair with      U+275B = opening (❛)
Curly quotes   U+2018 / U+2019 (‘ ’)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament (❜) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape on a pseudo-element:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\275C";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Ornament using Hexadecimal: &#x275C;</p>
<p>Ornament using HTML Code: &#10076;</p>
<p id="point">Ornament using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament (❜) is widely supported in modern browsers when the font includes Dingbats punctuation:

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

👀 Live Preview

Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament (❜) as a closing quote, paired with the opening ornament (❛):

Pull quote ❛ Typography is the craft of endowing language with a durable voice. ❜
Testimonial ❛ Exactly what I needed. ❜
Large closing ❜
Ornament vs curly ❛❜   ‘’
Numeric refs &#x275C; &#10076; \275C

🧠 How It Works

1

Hexadecimal Code

&#x275C; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 275C to display the closing single quote ornament. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10076; uses the decimal Unicode value 10076 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\275C is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in content on ::after for decorative closing quotes on blockquotes and cards.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce ❜. Unicode U+275C is in the Dingbats block. Next: Opening Ornament (❛).

✅

Use Cases

The Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament (❜) is commonly used in:

✍ Typography

Ornamental punctuation in headings, pull quotes, and styled paragraphs.

💬 Styled quotations

Decorative closing quote for blockquotes, testimonials, and callouts.

📰 Editorial

Article intros, sidebars, and magazine-style layouts with distinctive punctuation.

🎨 Design-heavy sites

Visual interest in hero sections, banners, and typography-focused layouts.

📋 Lists & labels

Bullet-like ornaments or decorative labels in navigation and lists.

🔨 CSS quotes

content on ::after to style closing quotes without extra HTML.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use <blockquote> or <q> for quoted content; add ❜ for visual styling
  • Pair ❜ (closing) with ❛ (opening, U+275B) for balanced ornament quotes
  • Use content: "\275C" on ::after for pull-quote cards
  • Declare UTF-8 with <meta charset="utf-8">
  • Test ornamental glyph rendering in serif and system fonts
  • Keep one numeric style (hex or decimal) per project

Don’t

  • Replace semantic quotation markup with ornaments alone
  • Confuse U+275C (❜) with U+275B (❛, opening) or &rsquo;
  • Expect a named HTML entity for U+275C
  • Use CSS \275C in HTML text nodes
  • Overuse ornamental punctuation in long body copy

Key Takeaways

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Two HTML numeric references plus CSS insert U+275C

&#x275C; &#10076;
2

For CSS, use \275C in the content property (often ::after)

3

Unicode U+275C — closing single quote ornament (❜)

4

Pair with opening U+275B (❛) for balanced styling

5

Next: Opening Ornament (❛)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x275C; (hex), &#10076; (decimal), or \275C in CSS content. There is no named entity. All three methods render the closing single quote ornament (❜) correctly.
U+275C (HEAVY SINGLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT). Dingbats block. Hex 275C, decimal 10076. The symbol (❜) is a decorative closing single-quote style, often used with ❛ for opening.
In typography and decorative text, styled quotations and pull quotes, editorial and design-heavy websites, ornamental punctuation in headings, and any content where a distinct closing single quotation mark is desired.
HTML references (&#10076; or &#x275C;) go in markup. The CSS escape \275C is used in stylesheets, typically on ::before or ::after. Both produce ❜.
Named entities cover common ASCII, Latin-1, and widely used symbols. U+275C uses numeric hex (&#x275C;) or decimal (&#10076;) codes, which is standard for decorative characters in the Dingbats block.

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