QUOTATION MARK·U+0022

"

Character Information

Code Point
U+0022
HEX
0022
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
22
00100010
UTF16 (big Endian)
00 22
00000000 00100010
UTF16 (little Endian)
22 00
00100010 00000000
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 00 22
00000000 00000000 00000000 00100010
UTF32 (little Endian)
22 00 00 00
00100010 00000000 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
"
URI Encoded
%22

Description

The Unicode character U+0022, also known as the QUOTATION MARK (QUOTATION MARK), is a vital symbol in digital text communication. It functions primarily to delineate direct speech, citations, and titles across various languages and cultures. With its universal representation in the Unicode Standard, this character ensures seamless cross-platform communication by standardizing text encoding. The Quotation Mark's dual symbolism (‘ for left, ” for right) allows it to enclose or set off quoted material, thereby emphasizing the distinction between direct speech and an author's own words. This versatility is particularly important in digital media, including websites, social media posts, and software applications. The Quotation Mark belongs to the Basic Latin Unicode block, a foundational component of the Unicode system encompassing 128 essential characters ranging from U+0000 to U+007F. This range includes control codes and special symbols that play crucial roles in programming languages, text documents, and various other applications. The Basic Latin Unicode block's historical roots can be traced back to the ASCII character set, but it has evolved over time to accommodate modern needs and remains integral to digital communication. In conclusion, the Quotation Mark is a versatile and indispensable character in typography and linguistic expression, playing a crucial role in shaping modern digital text communication across various cultures, languages, and platforms.

How to type the " symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 0034 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character " has the Unicode code point U+0022. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 1 byte because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0000 to 0x007f.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 7 bits within the final 8 bits and that it will have the format: 0xxxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+0022 to binary: 00100010. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    00100010