» U+00BB, »
RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
º
[U+00BA]
Latin-1 Supplement ¼
[U+00BC]

« U+00AB, «
LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
ª
[U+00AA]
Latin-1 Supplement ¬
[U+00AC]
See also: « »

Translingual

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Etymology

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A doubling of › ‹.

Punctuation mark

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» «

  1. Double inward guillemets. Enclose a quotation in some languages.

See also

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Danish

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Punctuation mark

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» «

  1. encloses a quotation

Usage notes

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An embedded (inner) quotation is set off with › ‹, within » « for the outer quotation.

» « and › ‹ are the norm for journals and newspapers. In novels, the forms “ ” and ‘ ’ are used.

Polish

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Punctuation mark

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» «

  1. encloses an embedded (inner) quotation

Usage notes

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» « enclose an embedded (inner) quotation, within „ ” for the outer quotation.