What is the HTML entity for Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark?

The HTML entity for Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark is &lsaquo; (decimal: ‹, hex: ‹).

What is the Unicode codepoint for Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark?

Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark has the Unicode codepoint U+2039 (decimal: 8249).

What is the UTF-8 encoding of Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark?

The UTF-8 encoding of Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark is E2 80 B9.

How do I use Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark in JavaScript?

In JavaScript, use the escape sequence \u2039 or paste the character directly in a string.

What is the CSS escape for Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark?

The CSS escape for Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark is \2039. Use it in CSS content properties or selectors.

How do I write Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark in Python?

In Python, use the escape sequence \u2039 inside a string literal.

What is the URL encoding for Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark?

The percent-encoded (URL encoded) form of Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark is %E2%80%B9.

What Unicode block does Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark belong to?

Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark belongs to the General Punctuation Unicode block.

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Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark

U+2039

BMP Unicode 1.1

Character ‹

Entity &lsaquo;

Decimal ‹

Hex ‹

Classification

Unicode properties assigned to this character by the Unicode Consortium. The codepoint is its unique numeric identifier. Category, block, and script determine how text systems render and process it.

Codepoint: U+2039
Decimal: 8249
Plane: BMP — Basic Multilingual Plane
Category: Initial Punctuation (Pi)
Block: General Punctuation
Script: Common
Bidi class: ON Other Neutral
Mirrored: Yes — glyph is mirrored in RTL context
East Asian Width: N Narrow

Looks Like (Confusables)

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Encodings & Escape Sequences

Every Unicode character can be represented in multiple ways depending on context. HTML entities let you embed it safely in web pages. UTF-8 bytes are what gets stored on disk and sent over the network. Escape sequences let you reference it in source code without pasting the raw glyph. All formats below refer to the same character — Single Left-pointing Angle Quotation Mark.

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Format	Value
HTML Named Entity	`&lsaquo;` Named HTML entity — works in all browsers.
HTML Decimal	`‹` Decimal numeric character reference (&#decimal;).
HTML Hex	`‹` Hexadecimal numeric character reference (&#xHex;).
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	`E2 80 B9` UTF-8 encoding as hex byte values. Most common on the web.
UTF-16 Hex Bytes	`20 39` Used internally by JavaScript, Java, and Windows.
UTF-32 Hex	`00002039` Fixed-width: one codepoint = 4 bytes.
CSS Escape	`\2039` Use in CSS content property: content: "\XXXX"
JavaScript Escape	`\u2039` Use in JS strings: "\uXXXX" or template literals.
Python Escape	`\u2039` Use in Python strings: "\uXXXX" or "\UXXXXXXXX".
URL Encoded	`%E2%80%B9` Percent-encoded for use in URLs.

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