double quote
Dialogue boundary punctuation
A double quote is the punctuation mark " used in pairs to enclose quoted speech or text: "She said, "I'll be there." In American English, double quotes are standard for quotations, with single quotes for quotes within quotes.
In programming, double quotes often delimit strings.
Also called quotation marks.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- scriptWritten words for performance
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
improv · discourse · speech bubble · direct speech · spoken word · screenplay · transcript · interview
Directing attention elsewhere
- sourcePoint of origin
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- bibliographyList of cited works
acknowledgment · endnote · parenthetical · scholarship · academic · publication · authorship · literature
Punctuation enclosing quotations
- epigraphPrefatory quotation
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
- passageSegment of text
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
wording · verbatim · direct speech · indirect speech · brackets · apostrophe · punctuate · typeset
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- scriptWritten words for performance
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
exchange · improv · discourse · speech bubble · direct speech · spoken word · screenplay · transcript · interview · reported speech
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
- sourcePoint of origin
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
bibliography · acknowledgment · endnote · parenthetical · scholarship · academic · publication · authorship · literature · document
inverted commas
Punctuation enclosing quotations
phrase · wording · verbatim · direct speech · indirect speech · brackets · apostrophe · punctuate · typeset · chevrons
saying
Short, wise expression
dictum · axiom · truism · platitude · proverb · motto · slogan · mantra · catchphrase · tagline
- punctuationperiod, comma, colon, apostrophe, semicolon
- code symbolsampersand, asterisk, at sign, backslash, backtick
- escape sequencesescape sequence, escape character, backslash, newline, tab
double quotesingle quote
Solo quotation mark
apostrophe · backtick · grave accent · prime · angle bracket
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