Fullwidth Quotation Mark Letter
＂ is the fullwidth form of the quotation mark, commonly used in fullwidth typography.
U+FF02
＂ (U+FF02) is a fullwidth quotation mark character. It looks similar to the standard double quote but is designed for fullwidth text layouts. Use it when you need consistent East Asian fullwidth styling.
Fullwidth Quotation Mark Letter Meaning
The fullwidth quotation mark ＂ is a typographic character from the fullwidth set. Unlike the normal ASCII double quote (") it occupies the fullwidth character space, which helps align punctuation in layouts that use fixed-width, fullwidth styling (often seen in East Asian typography). The character is mainly used as an opening/closing quotation mark in text where fullwidth punctuation is preferred for visual uniformity. It does not change the meaning of quoted text by itself; its key role is spacing and alignment in typographic design. For developers, it also has a dedicated code point (U+FF02) and standard escape forms.
Common uses
- •Formatting quotes in fullwidth or fixed-width text designs for consistent punctuation alignment
- •UI typography where East Asian fullwidth characters are used throughout the interface
- •Typography in markdown-like content where you want fullwidth punctuation to match surrounding glyphs
- •Designing posters, overlays, or screenshots that require fullwidth punctuation spacing
- •Generating text for environments that expect fullwidth characters (e.g., certain legacy displays)
Examples
＂ Fullwidth Quotation Mark (U+FF02)
- ＂彼は「＂喜び＂を語った」。
- ＂The title is ＂Design Notes＂ for this release.
- ＂She wrote: ＂Welcome to the event＂ on the poster.
- ＂Quote: ＂Build with care, ship with confidence＂.
- ＂Use ＂fullwidth punctuation＂ to keep alignment.
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FF02 | |
| HTML Entity | ＂ | |
| HTML Code | ＂ | |
| CSS | \FF02 |
FAQ
What does the Fullwidth Quotation Mark letter mean?
The fullwidth quotation mark ＂ is a typographic character from the fullwidth set. Unlike the normal ASCII double quote (") it occupies the fullwidth character space, which helps align punctuation in layouts that use fixed-width, fullwidth styling (often seen in East Asian typography). The character is mainly used as an opening/closing quotation mark in text where fullwidth punctuation is preferred for visual uniformity. It does not change the meaning of quoted text by itself; its key role is spacing and alignment in typographic design. For developers, it also has a dedicated code point (U+FF02) and standard escape forms.