Right single quotation mark
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The Unicode character Template:Char (U+2019 Template:Sc) is used for both a typographic apostrophe and a single right (closing) quotation mark.[1] This is due to the many fonts and character sets (such as CP1252) that unified the characters into a single code point, and the difficulty of software distinguishing which character is intended by a user's typing.[2] There are arguments that the typographic apostrophe should be a different code point, U+02BC [[modifier letter apostrophe|Template:Sc]].[3]Template:Better source
The straight apostrophe Template:Char (the "ASCII apostrophe", Template:Unichar) is even more ambiguous, as it could also be intended as a left or right quotation mark, or a prime symbol.
See also
- General Punctuation (Unicode block)