HTML Entity for Single Low-9 Quotation Mark (‚)
What You'll Learn
How to display the Single Low-9 Quotation Mark (‚) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, named entity, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+201A (SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK) in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F)—a low-9 closing quote commonly used in European typography and professional writing.
Render it with ‚, ‚, the named entity ‚, or CSS \201A. Do not confuse ‚ with Right Single Quotation Mark U+2019 (’, ’) or a straight apostrophe U+0027 ('). Pair with Single High Reversed 9 Quotation Mark U+201B (‛) for European opening quotes.
⚡ Quick Reference — Single Low-9 Quotation Mark
U+201AGeneral Punctuation
‚Hexadecimal reference
‚Decimal reference
‚Standard HTML named entity
Name Value
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Unicode U+201A
Hex code ‚
HTML code ‚
Named entity ‚
CSS code \201A
Official name Single low-9 quotation mark
Pair with U+201B = ‛ (high reversed-9 opening)
Not the same U+2019 = ’ (’ right single quote)
Block General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)Complete HTML Example
A simple example showing ‚ using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point::after{
content: "\201A";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Low-9 quote (hex): ‛Hello‚</p>
<p>Low-9 quote (decimal): ‛Hello‚</p>
<p>Low-9 quote (named): ‛Hello‚</p>
<p id="point">Low-9 quote (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The Single Low-9 Quotation Mark (‚) is widely supported in all modern browsers:
👀 Live Preview
See the single low-9 quotation mark in typographic contexts:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
‚ uses Unicode hexadecimal 201A to display the single low-9 quotation mark.
Decimal HTML Code
‚ uses decimal Unicode value 8218 for the same character.
Named Entity
‚ is the standard HTML named entity for U+201A—readable and preferred in HTML source when available.
CSS Entity
\201A is used in CSS stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements.
Quotation mark result
All four methods render ‚. Unicode U+201A in General Punctuation. Pair with ‛ for opening quotes. Next: Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark.
Use Cases
The Single Low-9 Quotation Mark (‚) commonly appears in:
Closing low-9 marks paired with high reversed-9 opening quotes.
Academic references, footnotes, and bibliographic formatting.
German, Polish, and other European language typography.
Professional writing, publishing, and editorial web content.
Style guides and punctuation reference pages.
CMS content, quote blocks, and formatted text editors.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Use
‚for readable HTML source in quotation markup - Pair ‚ with ‛ (U+201B) for European low-9/high-reversed-9 quote pairs
- Set
<meta charset="utf-8">for reliable rendering - Distinguish ‚ from curly right quote ’ (
’) - Pick one reference style per project for consistency
Don’t
- Use U+0201A or CSS
\0201A—the correct value is U+201A and\201A - Confuse ‚ with right single quote ’ (
’) - Pair with a straight apostrophe (') instead of ‛
- Put CSS escape
\201Ain HTML text nodes - Use the closing mark without a matching opening mark in paired contexts
Key Takeaways
Four ways to render U+201A in HTML and CSS
‚ ‚Named entity ‚ is the most readable option in HTML markup
Unicode U+201A — SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
Pair with U+201B (‛) for European opening quotes
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
‚ (hex), ‚ (decimal), ‚ (named entity), or \201A in CSS content. All four render ‚.U+201A (SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK). General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F). Hex 201A, decimal 8218, named entity ‚.‚) is a low-9 closing quote used in European typography. ’ (U+2019, ’) is the RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK. They look similar but serve different typographic roles.‚, ‚, or ‚) is used directly in HTML content. CSS entity \201A is used in stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.Explore More HTML Entities!
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