8217

8217 is the decimal value of the Unicode code point U+2019, the RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK. This character is commonly used as a typographic apostrophe and as a closing quotation mark in many languages. In English typography, it often appears in contractions and possessives (for example, it’s, don’t) where a curved, “smart” apostrophe is preferred over the straight ASCII quote.

Encoding and representations: U+2019 is encoded in UTF-8 as E2 80 99 and in UTF-16 as 0x2019. In HTML, it can be written as ’ or via the named entity ’. It is distinct from the ASCII apostrophe U+0027 (the straight quote) and from the left single quotation mark U+2018 (‘).

Usage and typography: The right single quotation mark is part of the general punctuation block in Unicode and is widely supported by modern fonts and systems. It is used not only as a closing quote in many European and other languages but also as a typographic apostrophe in English and other languages that adopt curly quotes. Some styles and fonts may render it similarly to the left quote in certain contexts, especially when font support is limited or when typesetting conventions vary.

Relationship to related characters: U+2018 (left single quotation mark), U+2019 (right single quotation mark), and U+201A/U+201B variants reflect opening and closing single quotes in different languages and typographic styles. It is also distinct from the prime symbol U+2032 and from the straight apostrophe U+0027.