Double Low-9 Quotation Mark vs Left Double Quotation Mark
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Property Comparison
| Property | „ 201E | “ 201C |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Double Low-9 Quotation Mark | Left Double Quotation Mark |
| Category | Quotation Marks | Quotation Marks |
| Block | General Punctuation | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Open Punctuation (Ps) | Initial Punctuation (Pi) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 201E | 201C |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+201E | U+201C |
| HTML Decimal | „ | “ |
| HTML Hex | „ | “ |
| CSS | \201E | \201C |
| JavaScript | \u{201E} | \u{201C} |
| Python | \u201e | \u201c |
| UTF-8 | e2 80 9e | e2 80 9c |
How to Distinguish
Both Double Low-9 Quotation Mark and Left Double Quotation Mark belong to the Quotation Marks category and the General Punctuation block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
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