LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK character

LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
U+201C
8220
“
“
DOUBLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK
Pi (Initial Punctuation (may behave like Ps or Pe depending on usage))
ON (Other Neutrals)
N
0
General Punctuation
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
“












LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK is an initial quotation mark from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK is Other Neutrals (Neutral). It belongs to the neutrals. Whitespace and punctuation, which take on the directionality of the surrounding text..

The Other Neutral (ON) bidi class includes characters that do not have a strong directional preference and can appear in any text context without influencing the overall directionality. These characters include punctuation marks, symbols, and various other text elements that do not fit into more specific bidi classes.

Initial Punctuation (Pi) refers to punctuation marks that are used at the beginning of a quoted section of text. These characters are typically used in quotation marks or dialogue indicators, such as “ or ‘.

This character belongs to the General Punctuation block. The General Punctuation block contains a variety of punctuation marks used across different scripts and writing systems. This block includes characters such as quotation marks, dashes, bullets, and other commonly used symbols that are essential for the correct formatting and interpretation of text in digital formats. The General Punctuation block ensures that text can be accurately punctuated and structured across various languages and writing systems..