GlyphIndexCharacter pair
«sample title»
This is a spacing comparison sample, not a universal language rule.
Guillemets
Guillemets « and » are double angle quotation marks. Their direction and spacing follow the language and editorial style of the text.
LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
Appearance can vary by font.
Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
Guillemets « and » are double angle quotation marks. Their direction and spacing follow the language and editorial style of the text.
How to use it
Follow the target language’s quotation convention instead of automatically applying English curly-quote spacing. Preserve any required nonbreaking spaces deliberately.
Examples
Alternative layout sample
« sample title »
This sample includes U+00A0 before and after the words; inspect the spaces to see them.
Similar shapes, different characters
ASCII angle sequences
U+003C U+003C U+0020 U+003E U+003EEach doubled sequence contains two separate characters.
Curly double quotes
U+201C U+0020 U+201DThese form a different quotation-mark pair.
DetailsSources and method
- Unicode 18.0.0 character database — Pinned standard character identities and properties; the application computes UTF encodings from the original text.
- Unicode character code charts — Reference glyphs are not a guarantee of the appearance in a user’s font.