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Single Quotation Mark
This page is about the meaning, origin and characteristic of the symbol, emblem, seal, sign, logo or flag: Single Quotation Mark.
The single quotation marks emerged around 1800 as a means of indicating a secondary level of quotation.
One could expect that the logic of using the corresponding single mark would be applied everywhere, but it was not. In some languages using the angular quotation marks, the usage of single ones (‹…›) became obsolete, being replaced by double curved ones (“…”); the single ones still survive, for instance, in Switzerland. In Eastern Europe, the curved quotation marks („…“) are used as a secondary level when the angular marks («…») are used as a primary level.
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Graphical characteristics:
Asymmetric, Closed shape, Monochrome, Contains curved lines, Has no crossing lines.
Category: Miscellaneous.
Single Quotation Mark is part of the Punctuation group.
More symbols in Punctuation:
Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud. In written English, punctuation is… read more »
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Symbols without any special category attribution but that are widely used worldwide. read more »
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