Left Guillemet Symbol («)

Copy and paste the left guillemet « with one click

Unicode Character

Unicode Hex

U+00AB

HTML Entity

Decimal Code

171

About the Left Guillemet Symbol

Last reviewed on October 31, 2026

« is a double angle quote that opens a quotation in French, Spanish, Russian, and other languages. French sets a thin space inside, as in « bonjour ». German print points them the opposite way.

Its official Unicode name is Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark. Browse the Punctuation & Special page for related characters.

How to Type Left Guillemet on a Keyboard

Windows: Hold Alt and type 0171 on the numeric keypad

Mac: Press Option+\

Microsoft Word: Type 00AB then press Alt+X

Phone & tablet: Copying « from this page is fastest — see our mobile typing guide

Left Guillemet Code for HTML, CSS & JavaScript

HTML: «

CSS: content: '\00AB';

JavaScript: '\u00AB'

Unicode: U+00AB

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I type left guillemet « on Windows?

Hold Alt and type 0171 on the numeric keypad. You can also copy « straight from this page.

How do I type « on a Mac?

Press Option+\.

What is the Unicode and HTML code for left guillemet?

It is Unicode code point U+00AB, named Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark. In HTML, use « or the numeric reference «.