' Apostrophe
“Apostrophe” description
Alternative names
This glyph is also known under the following names or aliases:
- apostrophe-quote (1.0)
- APL quote
Notes
- neutral (vertical) glyph with mixed usage
- ’ RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK is preferred for apostrophe
- preferred characters in English for paired quotation marks are ‘ LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK & ’ RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
- ׳ HEBREW PUNCTUATION GERESH is preferred for geresh when writing Hebrew
Related glyphs
Below is a list of other glyphs that are related to this one:
“Apostrophe” on various operating systems
The image below shows how the “Apostrophe” symbol might look like on different operating systems. If the font in which this web site is displayed does not contain the symbol and there is no fallback font able to render it, you can use the image below to get an idea of what it should look like.
Please note that the image above is computer generated and not all images are curated, so certain errors might occur. Additionally, the operating systems change on occasions the default fonts they provide, so the character might not look the same on your operating system.