Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament ❜

❜ (U+275C) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament is part of the Symbols family (block: Dingbats). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The character U+275C, named Heavy Single Comma Quotation Mark Ornament, is in the Dingbats block and uses the Common script. It is a punctuation mark that structures text and conveys tone. Its usage conventions differ by style and locale. In some writing, it marks decorative quotes or adds emphasis. In plain text, it may appear mainly as a typographic ornament without changing meaning. Users should note that such marks can replace ordinary quotes in design work, depending on local practice. This ornament is treated as punctuation, not a letter, and it can influence rhythm and emphasis in a line. When fonts or systems render it, appearance varies, but its function remains to set off quoted or marked speech. In history, ornaments like this emerged in typography to add style to quotes in print. Today, many editors follow style guides that limit decorative quotes to specific contexts. For basic English text, standard quotation marks remain preferred, while this ornament offers creative options in design and display where permitted by the style or publisher.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+275C in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

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