Heavy Double Comma Quotation Mark Ornament

It closes a quotation in a heavy, decorative graphic style.

In posters, banners, and stylized headings, ❞ serves as an emphatic closing flourish. Standing alone, it acts purely as graphic punctuation rather than conversational slang; the emotional tone comes entirely from the text it encloses.

Quotation marks developed gradually from marginal signs in early manuscripts. Recognizable printed marks appeared by the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Modern ornamental marks like ❞ later emerged as part of the decorative dingbat tradition.

Why not use ❞ as an ordinary closing quote?

Use standard punctuation like ” for prose; ❞ is meant for display.

Unlike the regular typographic quotation mark ”, ❞ has exaggerated weight and dark curved tails that overpower regular body text. In clean prose, stick to standard language punctuation; save ❞ for stylized headlines, cards, or decorative quotes.

This character belongs to the Zapf Dingbats series, drawn by typographer Hermann Zapf between 1975 and 1978.

How do I type ❞?

Type ❞ using Unicode input shortcuts, a character picker, or copy-paste.

On Windows, hold Alt, type +275E with hex input enabled, or use the emoji and symbol panel (Win+.). On Linux desktop environments supporting GTK, press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 275E, and press Enter. On phones, copying the symbol is easiest.