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An angled mark flagging a quotation.
Also known as: Quotation mark ancestor, Marginal wedge mark
The marginal mark of an angled stroke drawing attention to a quoted or noteworthy passage.
Draws attention to a quoted or noteworthy passage from the margin of a manuscript.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Is the ancestor of the modern quotation mark, which moved from the margin into the line of text and changed from flagging a passage to bounding one.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
A small angled or wedge-shaped mark placed in the margin against a line of text.