Functions to return codepoints that form quotation marks. These marks are taken from the Wikipedia definition which is more expansive than the Unicode categories Pi and Pf.
The full list of codepoints considered to be quote marks is tabled here.
Unicode code point table
These are codepoints noted in the Unicode character data base with the flag
quotation mark = yes. These are equivalent to the unicode sets Pi and Pf.
| Glyph | Code | Unicode name | HTML | Comments |
|---|
| " | U+0022 | Quotation mark | " | Typewriter ("programmer's") quote, ambidextrous. Also known as "double quote". | |
| ' | U+0027 | Apostrophe | ' | Typewriter ("programmer's") straight single quote, ambidextrous | |
| « | U+00AB | Left-pointing double angle quotation mark | « | Double angle quote | |
| » | U+00BB | Right-pointing double angle quotation mark | » | Double angle quote, right | |
| ‘ | U+2018 | Left single quotation mark | ‘ | Single curved quote, left. Also known as ''inverted [[comma]]'' or ''turned comma'' | |
| ’ | U+2019 | Right single quotation mark | ’ | Single curved quote, right | |
| ‚ | U+201A | Single low-9 quotation mark | ‚ | Low single curved quote, left | |
| ‛ | U+201B | Single high-reversed-9 quotation mark | ‛ | also called ''single reversed comma'', ''quotation mark'' | |
| “ | U+201C | Left double quotation mark | “ | Double curved quote, left | |
| ” | U+201D | Right double quotation mark | ” | Double curved quote, right | |
| „ | U+201E | Double low-9 quotation mark | „ | Low double curved quote, left | |
| ‟ | U+201F | Double high-reversed-9 quotation mark | ‟ | also called ''double reversed comma'', ''quotation mark'' | |
| ‹ | U+2039 | Single left-pointing angle quotation mark | ‹ | Single angle quote, left | |
| › | U+203A | Single right-pointing angle quotation mark | › | Single angle quote, right | |
| ⹂ | U+2E42 | Double low-reversed-9 quotation mark | ⹂ | also called ''double low reversed comma'', ''quotation mark'' |
Quotation marks in dingbats
| Glyph | Code | Unicode name | HTML | Comments |
|---|
| ❛ | U+275B | Heavy single turned comma quotation mark ornament | &#10075; | <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> | |
| ❜ | U+275C | Heavy single comma quotation mark ornament | &#10076; | <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> | |
| ❝ | U+275D | Heavy double turned comma quotation mark ornament | &#10077; | <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> | |
| ❞ | U+275E | Heavy double comma quotation mark ornament | &#10078; | <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> | |
| 🙶 | U+1F676 | SANS-SERIF HEAVY DOUBLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT | &#128630; | <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> | |
| 🙷 | U+1F677 | SANS-SERIF HEAVY DOUBLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT | &#128631; | <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> | |
| 🙸 | U+1F678 | SANS-SERIF HEAVY LOW DOUBLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT | &#128632; | <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> |
Quotation marks in Braille Patterns
| Glyph | Code | Unicode name | HTML | Comments |
|---|
| ⠦ | U+2826 | Braille pattern dots-236 | &#10292; | Braille double closing quotation mark; <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> | |
| ⠴ | U+2834 | Braille pattern dots-356 | &#10278; | Braille double opening quotation mark; <code>Quotation Mark=No</code> |
Quotation marks in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
| Glyph | Code | Unicode name | HTML | Comments |
|---|
| 「 | U+300C | Left corner bracket | &#12300; | CJK | |
| 」 | U+300D | Right corner bracket | &#12301; | CJK | |
| 『 | U+300E | Left white corner bracket | &#12302; | CJK | |
| 』 | U+300F | Right white corner bracket | &#12303; | CJK | |
| 〝 | U+301D | REVERSED DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK | &#12317; | CJK | |
| 〞 | U+301E | DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK | &#12318; | CJK | |
| 〟 | U+301F | LOW DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK | &#12319; | CJK |
Alternate encodings
| Glyph | Code | Unicode name | HTML | Comments |
|---|
| ﹁ | U+FE41 | PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT CORNER BRACKET | &#65089; | CJK Compatibility, preferred use: U+300C | |
| ﹂ | U+FE42 | PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT CORNER BRACKET | &#65090; | CJK Compatibility, preferred use: U+300D | |
| ﹃ | U+FE43 | PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET | &#65091; | CJK Compatibility, preferred use: U+300E | |
| ﹄ | U+FE44 | PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET | &#65092; | CJK Compatibility, preferred use: U+300F | |
| ＂ | U+FF02 | FULLWIDTH QUOTATION MARK | &#65282; | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms, corresponds with U+0022 | |
| ＇ | U+FF07 | FULLWIDTH apostrophe | &#65287; | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms, corresponds with U+0027 | |
| ｢ | U+FF62 | HALFWIDTH LEFT CORNER BRACKET | &#65378; | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms, corresponds with U+300C | |
| ｣ | U+FF63 | HALFWIDTH right CORNER BRACKET | &#65379; | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms, corresponds with U+300D |
Summary
Functions
Returns a list of codepoints representing all quote marks.
Returns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used on the left or right (for LTR languages).
Returns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used in Braille.
Returns a list of codepoints representing quote marks understood to be double marks.
Returns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used on the left (for LTR languages).
Returns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used on the right (for LTR languages).
Returns a list of codepoints representing quote marks understood to be single marks.
Functions
Returns a list of codepoints representing all quote marks.
The list is the union of all the other lists in this module with duplicates removed.
Returns
- A list of integer codepoints.
Examples
iex> 0x2018 in Unicode.Category.QuoteMarks.all_quote_marks()
trueReturns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used on the left or right (for LTR languages).
Returns
- A list of integer codepoints.
Examples
iex> 0x0022 in Unicode.Category.QuoteMarks.quote_marks_ambidextrous()
trueReturns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used in Braille.
Returns
- A list of integer codepoints.
Examples
iex> Unicode.Category.QuoteMarks.quote_marks_braille()
[10278, 10292]Returns a list of codepoints representing quote marks understood to be double marks.
Returns
- A list of integer codepoints.
Examples
iex> 0x0022 in Unicode.Category.QuoteMarks.quote_marks_double()
trueReturns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used on the left (for LTR languages).
Returns
- A list of integer codepoints.
Examples
iex> 0x00AB in Unicode.Category.QuoteMarks.quote_marks_left()
trueReturns a list of codepoints representing quote marks typically used on the right (for LTR languages).
Returns
- A list of integer codepoints.
Examples
iex> 0x00BB in Unicode.Category.QuoteMarks.quote_marks_right()
trueReturns a list of codepoints representing quote marks understood to be single marks.
Returns
- A list of integer codepoints.
Examples
iex> 0x0027 in Unicode.Category.QuoteMarks.quote_marks_single()
true