HTML Entity Detail

HTML Entity - Single Quotation Mark (apostrophe)

Single Quotation Mark (apostrophe) is a quotation marks, guillemets, and quote variants across languages. This HTML entity enables web developers to display this character reliably across all browsers without encoding issues.

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'
Unicode

U+0027

HTML entity

'

CSS code

\0027

Usage Examples

Use this HTML entity in typographically correct quotes, especially in multilingual content. Different languages use different quote styles.

Common Mistakes

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Mistake: Using straight quotes (") instead of curly quotes (“ ”) in prose

Fix: Straight quotes are fine for code but look unprofessional in displayed text. Use “ and ” for opening and closing curly double quotes in English prose.

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Mistake: Using the wrong quote style for the language

Fix: Different languages use different quotation styles: English uses “...”, French uses «...» (guillemets), German uses „...“, Japanese uses 「...」. Use the correct style for your content language.

Single Quotation Mark (apostrophe)

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Category: Quotation Marks
Unicode U+0027
Hex Code '
HTML Code '
HTML Entity '
CSS Code \0027
Windows Shortcut Alt 0039
Mac Shortcut ⇧#
HTML code example
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Last updated: 21 Jun 2026