U+201C "“" Left Double Quotation Mark Unicode Character

U+201C "“" Left Double Quotation Mark is a typographic symbol used to denote the beginning of a quotation in many languages, most commonly in English and other Western scripts. It differs from the straight or neutral quotation marks found on typewriters by its curved, opening shape that visually pairs with the right double quotation mark (U+201D) to frame spoken or cited text. This character is part of the General Punctuation block in Unicode and is defined in the Latin-1 Supplement region, often employed in professional typesetting, digital text, and publishing to enhance readability and adhere to stylistic conventions.