printer's apostrophe

English

Noun

printer's apostrophe (plural printer's apostrophes)

1. A "curly" apostrophe ( ’ ), as opposed to the straight apostrophe ( ' ).

Synonyms

• typographic apostrophe
• typographical apostrophe
• curly apostrophe

Related terms

• straight quote
• smart quotes

Translations

"curly" apostrophe — see typographic apostrophe