HTML Entity for Right Double Quotation Mark (”)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+201D
HTML entity for Right Double Quotation Mark (U+201D) — named ”, hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Right Double Quotation Mark (”) in HTML using the named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This symbol is U+201D (RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK) in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F)—the right (closing) double quotation mark, often called a “smart quote,” used in typography, quoted text, dialogue, and citations.

Render it with ” (named), ”, ”, or CSS \201D. Pair with the opening mark U+201C (“) for balanced quotes. Do not confuse with straight ASCII quotes (").

⚡ Quick Reference — Right Double Quotation Mark

Unicode U+201D

General Punctuation

Hex Code ”

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ”

Decimal reference

Named Entity ”

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+201D
Hex code       ”
HTML code      ”
Named entity   ”
CSS code       \201D
Meaning        Right (closing) double quotation mark
Related        U+201C = left double quotation mark (“)
               U+2019 = right single quotation mark (’)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the Right Double Quotation Mark (”) using the named entity, hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\201D";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol using Hexadecimal: &#x201D;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Code: &#8221;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Entity: &rdquo;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Right Double Quotation Mark (”) renders in all modern browsers when the font includes General Punctuation glyphs:

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

👀 Live Preview

See the Right Double Quotation Mark (”) in typography and content contexts:

Closing quote “Hello, world!”
Blockquote
“Code is poetry.”
Dialogue She said, “Let’s begin.”
Large glyph ”
Quote comparison “ ” ‘ ’
Entity refs &rdquo; &#x201D; &#8221; \201D

🧠 How It Works

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Named HTML Entity

&rdquo; is the named entity for the Right Double Quotation Mark (right closing double quote). Easy to read in articles, blockquotes, and dialogue markup.

HTML markup
2

Hexadecimal Code

&#x201D; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 201D. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
3

Decimal HTML Code

&#8221; uses the decimal Unicode value 8221 for the same symbol.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\201D is used in CSS stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::after for decorative closing quotes.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All four methods produce ”. Unicode U+201D is in General Punctuation. Previous: Right Double Dash Arrow (⤍).

✅

Use Cases

The Right Double Quotation Mark (”) is commonly used in:

📝 Typography

Proper closing double quotes in articles, blogs, and published content.

💬 Dialogue

Mark the end of spoken or quoted dialogue in fiction and scripts.

📚 Citations

Close quoted passages in academic, legal, and reference material.

📰 Blockquotes

Style pull quotes and blockquote elements with typographic quotes.

🎨 CSS quotes

Insert closing quotes via ::after in CSS content.

📄 CMS content

Ensure smart quotes render correctly when straight quotes are typed.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Prefer &rdquo; in HTML for readability
  • Pair ” with “ (&ldquo;) for balanced double quotes
  • Use smart quotes instead of straight ASCII " in body copy
  • Set <meta charset="utf-8">
  • Use fonts that support General Punctuation (U+201D)
  • Keep one encoding style per project for consistency

Don’t

  • Confuse &rdquo; (U+201D) with &ldquo; (U+201C, opening quote)
  • Confuse &rdquo; with straight " (U+0022)
  • Use CSS \201D inside HTML text nodes
  • Mix straight and curly quotes inconsistently in the same article
  • Use ” as an opening quote at the start of a sentence

Key Takeaways

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Four ways to render U+201D in HTML and CSS

&rdquo; &#x201D; &#8221;
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For CSS, use \201D in the content property

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Unicode U+201D — RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK

4

General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) — named entity &rdquo;

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &rdquo; (named), &#x201D; (hex), &#8221; (decimal), or \201D in CSS content. All four methods render ” correctly.
U+201D (RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK). General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F). Hex 201D, decimal 8221. The right (closing) double quotation mark.
In typography and quoted text, articles and blog posts, dialogue and citations, and any content that needs proper right (closing) double quotation marks instead of straight quotes.
Named and numeric HTML references (&rdquo;, &#8221;, &#x201D;) go in markup. The CSS escape \201D is used in stylesheets, typically on ::before or ::after. Both produce ”.
Yes. &rdquo; is the named HTML entity for U+201D. You can also use &#8221; (decimal) or &#x201D; (hex) and \201D in CSS.

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