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To create the quote symbol using a U.S. keyboard hold down the Shift and press ' , which is on the same key as the single quote ( ' ) and typically to the left of the Enter key. Doing the Alt code Alt +34 can also create a quote.

Single quotation marks on Windows Press-and-hold the ALT key and then type 0145 for the opening single quotation mark and ALT followed by 0146 for the closing single quotation mark.

The symbol used at the beginning of the quotation ("opening quotation mark") is usually ? ("open inverted commas") or ' ("open inverted comma"), and the symbol at the end ("closing quotation mark") is ? ("close inverted commas") or ' ("close inverted comma").

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The use of quotation marks, also called inverted commas, is very slightly complicated by the fact that there are two types: single quotes (` ') and double quotes (" ").

Single quotation marks (') are used inside another pair of quotation marks ("), or a written quote-within-a-quote. For example,"When I say 'immediately', I mean some time before August", said the manager. This punctuation mark may look like inverted (upside-down) commas, depending on the font type being used.

The ditto mark is a shorthand sign, used mostly in hand-written text, indicating that the words or figures above it are to be repeated. The mark is made using 'a pair of apostrophes'; 'a pair of marks " used underneath a word'; the symbol " (quotation mark); or the symbol ? (right double quotation mark).

There are four curly quote characters: the opening single quote ( ' ), the closing single quote ( ' ), the opening double quote ( ? ), and the closing double quote ( ? ). On Windows, hold down the alt key and type the four-digit character code on your numeric keypad (num lock must be activated).

What to KnowIn Microsoft Word: Type ALT+0145 for a left single quotation mark and ALT+0146 for a right single quotation mark (or apostrophe).Type ALT+0147 for a left double quotation mark and ALT+0148 for a right double quotation mark.More items...?Jun 11, 2021

To type the french guillemets on-the-fly, use Alt+174 for « and Alt+175 for A».