# " U+0022 QUOTATION MARK

Straight double quote mark on the keyboard, used to open or close quotations and for strings in code; also ditto or inch mark.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `"` |
| Codepoint | U+0022 |
| Name | QUOTATION MARK |
| Also known as | double quote |
| Block | [Basic Latin](https://unicodekit.com/block/basic-latin) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `"` `"` |
| CSS | `\22` |
| JavaScript | `\u0022` |
| UTF-8 | 22 |
| UTF-16 | 0022 |

## Notes

- neutral (vertical), used as opening or closing quotation mark
- preferred characters in English for paired quotation marks are 201C & 201D
- 05F4 is preferred for gershayim when writing Hebrew

## Related characters

- ! [U+0021 EXCLAMATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0021)
- # [U+0023 NUMBER SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/0023)
- [U+0020 SPACE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0020)
- $ [U+0024 DOLLAR SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/0024)
- [U+001F INFORMATION SEPARATOR ONE](https://unicodekit.com/char/001F)
- % [U+0025 PERCENT SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/0025)
- [U+001E INFORMATION SEPARATOR TWO](https://unicodekit.com/char/001E)
- & [U+0026 AMPERSAND](https://unicodekit.com/char/0026)
- [U+001D GROUP SEPARATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/001D)
- ' [U+0027 APOSTROPHE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0027)
- [U+001C FILE SEPARATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/001C)
- ( [U+0028 LEFT PARENTHESIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/0028)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0022 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0022