How to type Left Single Quotation Mark
- Windows: hold Alt, type 0145 on the numeric keypad, release.
- Mac: Option+].
- HTML:
‘or‘. - Chromebook: Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2018, then Enter.
Reference
- Unicode name: LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
- Code point: U+2018
- Category: Punctuation & typography
- Also searched as: left single quote curly smart
Symbol data last reviewed: July 9, 2026.