# ` U+0060 GRAVE ACCENT

Backtick or backquote, a standalone grave accent used for inline code in markdown and command substitution in shells.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `` ` `` |
| Codepoint | U+0060 |
| Name | GRAVE ACCENT |
| Also known as | backquote, backtick |
| Block | [Basic Latin](https://unicodekit.com/block/basic-latin) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Modifier Symbol (Sk) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | ``` ``` |
| CSS | `\60` |
| JavaScript | `\u0060` |
| UTF-8 | 60 |
| UTF-16 | 0060 |

## Notes

- this is a spacing character
- in some technical contexts functions as opening quote, paired with apostrophe

## Related characters

- _ [U+005F LOW LINE](https://unicodekit.com/char/005F)
- a [U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A](https://unicodekit.com/char/0061)
- ^ [U+005E CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/005E)
- b [U+0062 LATIN SMALL LETTER B](https://unicodekit.com/char/0062)
- ] [U+005D RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/005D)
- c [U+0063 LATIN SMALL LETTER C](https://unicodekit.com/char/0063)
- \ [U+005C REVERSE SOLIDUS](https://unicodekit.com/char/005C)
- d [U+0064 LATIN SMALL LETTER D](https://unicodekit.com/char/0064)
- [ [U+005B LEFT SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/005B)
- e [U+0065 LATIN SMALL LETTER E](https://unicodekit.com/char/0065)
- Z [U+005A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z](https://unicodekit.com/char/005A)
- f [U+0066 LATIN SMALL LETTER F](https://unicodekit.com/char/0066)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0060 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0060