raquo

raquo is the HTML named character reference for the right-pointing double angle quotation mark, the symbol ». In Unicode it is assigned code point U+00BB and is commonly called the RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK. Its visual counterpart is « (U+00AB), the left-pointing double angle quotation mark.

Originating from Western European typography, particularly French guillemets, these marks are used in many languages to enclose direct speech. The opening form « and the closing form » function as standard quotation marks, with the double-angle variant used in some typographic traditions for nested quotes or specific styles.

In computing, the character can be written in HTML and XML as », or as the numeric character reference ». The Unicode encoding is U+00BB, and in UTF-8 the byte sequence is C2 BB. In user interfaces, the symbol is often employed as a navigation chevron to indicate “next” or “forward.”

Accessibility and rendering considerations include font support and text direction. Because it is a punctuation symbol, its appearance can vary across fonts, and on some systems the glyph may differ. When used in multilingual contexts or right-to-left layouts, appropriate typographic and directionality settings help ensure correct rendering.

See also: guillemet, «, Unicode U+00BB, HTML entity references.