Symbol· Brackets & Lines
« Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
U+00AB
« is the Unicode character “Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark” (U+00AB, decimal 171) in the Brackets & Lines collection on Free Text Symbols. It pastes as plain text into bios, usernames, messages, docs, and code comments — not as an image sticker. It sits in the Latin-1 Supplement block and was added in Unicode 1.1.
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Codes for developers
- Unicode
- U+00AB
- Decimal
- 171
- UTF-8
- C2 AB
- HTML entity
- «
- HTML hex
- «
- CSS escape
- \ab
- JavaScript
- \u00AB
- URL
- %C2%AB
- Unicode block
- Latin-1 Supplement
- Unicode version
- 1.1
What is Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark?
« is the Unicode character “Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark” (U+00AB, decimal 171) in the Brackets & Lines collection on Free Text Symbols. It pastes as plain text into bios, usernames, messages, docs, and code comments — not as an image sticker. It sits in the Latin-1 Supplement block and was added in Unicode 1.1.
When to use «
Use Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark when you want a compact Brackets & Lines glyph that survives copy-paste across phones and apps. Pair it with other Brackets & Lines symbols, or drop it into a fancy-text line for Instagram, Discord, TikTok, or email signatures.
How to copy and paste
Tap the large glyph or the Copy button to put « on your clipboard, then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. Open the parent Brackets & Lines page for more related characters, or the guide for PNG download tips.
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FAQ
Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark FAQ
Short answers about copying « (Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark).
How do I copy Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark («)?
Click the large « glyph or the Copy button on this page. The character is copied as Unicode text you can paste into any app that accepts plain text.
What is the Unicode code for Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark?
Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark is U+00AB (decimal 171, UTF-8 C2 AB). HTML entity: «. HTML hex: «. CSS escape: \ab.
Where can I paste «?
Paste Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark into social bios, usernames, chat apps, documents, and websites. It is free Unicode text from the Brackets & Lines set on Free Text Symbols.
How do I download Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark («) as a PNG?
Use the PNG image panel on this page. Choose a size from 64 to 1024 pixels and a transparent or solid background, then press Download PNG. The file is created in your browser.
How do I download or copy Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark («) as an SVG?
Use the SVG image panel on this page. Choose a size from 64 to 1024 pixels and a transparent or solid background, then press Download SVG or Copy SVG. The file and the markup are created in your browser.