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Paired marks enclosing reported speech.
Also known as: Speech marks, Inverted commas, Double quote
Quotation marks enclose speech or a quoted phrase. Their form varies widely by language — German, French and English all differ — so the same content can look quite different in translation.
Enclose reported speech, a quotation, or a phrase being referred to rather than used.
Contexts: Software
Take different forms by language: English uses paired raised marks, French uses angled guillemets, German opens low and closes high.
Contexts: Software
Are used around a word to signal distance from it, a usage often called scare quotes.
Contexts: Software
Two short strokes or commas raised to the top of the line, used in pairs at the start and end of a passage.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.