U+2019
| OS | Layout | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Windows(you) | Us | AltGr + Shift + ' |
| Windows | Uk | — |
| Windows | German | — |
| macOS | Us | — |
| macOS | Uk | — |
| macOS | German | — |
| Application | How to insert Right Single Quotation Mark |
|---|---|
| Windows (any app) | Hold Alt and type 0146 on the numeric keypad |
| Microsoft Word | Type 2019, then press Alt+X |
| Excel / Google Sheets | Use the formula =UNICHAR(8217) |
| Google Docs | Insert → Special characters, then search "right single quotation mark" |
| HTML | ’ or ’ |
| CSS (content property) | content: "\2019" |
| JavaScript | "\u2019" |
The right single quotation mark is the typographically correct apostrophe and closing single quote. It is the preferred character for contractions and possessives in professional typography.
Used as the curly apostrophe in words like don't and it's, and to close single quotations. Word processors insert it automatically via smart quotes.