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Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark

U+00AB

Quick Reference
Unicode
U+00AB
HTML Entity
«
HTML Numeric
«
CSS
\00AB
JavaScript
\u00AB
Windows Alt Code
Alt+0171
How to Type «
OSLayoutShortcut
Windows(you)UsAltGr + ,
WindowsUkAltGr + [
WindowsGermanAltGr + \
macOSUsOption + \
macOSUkOption + \
macOSGermanOption + \
About Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark

The left guillemet (chevron) is used as an opening quotation mark in French, German, and many other languages.

Usage

Used as quotation marks in French (« Bonjour »), and in some UI designs for navigation or breadcrumbs.

Related Symbols
»Right-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
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