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U+203A, ›
SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK

[U+2039]
General Punctuation
[U+203B]

U+2039, ‹
SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK

[U+2038]
General Punctuation
[U+203A]
See also: ‹ ›

Translingual

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Etymology

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From the diple, > <.

Punctuation mark

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  1. Inward guillemets. Enclose a quotation in some languages.

Derived terms

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See also

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Danish

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Punctuation mark

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  1. encloses an embedded (inner) quotation

Usage notes

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› ‹ enclose an embedded (inner) quotation, within » « for the outer quotation.

» « and › ‹ are the norm for journals and newspapers. In novels, the forms “ ” and ‘ ’ are used.