Inch symbol (″)
U+2033 · DOUBLE PRIME · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ″
Windows
No Alt code
″ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2033 Alt+X
Type 2033 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ″. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ″.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “inch symbol” and click ″ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ″ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ″ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ″ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;inch.
- Now type ;inch anywhere: the keyboard suggests ″.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ″:
- Copy ″ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ″ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;inch.
- Type ;inch in any app and tap ″ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2033 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2033 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ″ means and how it is used
The double prime ″ (U+2033) is the proper symbol for inches and for seconds of arc: a 27″ monitor, 5′ 11″ tall, 40° 26′ 46″ N. On a keyboard most people type the straight quote " instead, which is fine in plain text but looks wrong in typeset documents. Its single partner, the prime ′, stands for feet and minutes.
The official Unicode name of ″ is DOUBLE PRIME, code point U+2033. You will find it in the General Punctuation block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It also goes by these names and keywords: double, prime.
It sits in the units with 112 symbols, among them ° ℃ µ Ω %.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ″ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ″ | |
| HTML hex | ″ | |
| CSS | content: "\2033"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2033 | |
| URL | %E2%80%B3 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 80 B3 | |
| Unicode | U+2033 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ″ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Don't confuse ″ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ″Inch symbolU+2033 · DOUBLE PRIME
- Quotation markU+0022 · QUOTATION MARK · Basic Latin
- Right quotation markU+201D · RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK · General Punctuation
Names in other languages
What ″ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Inch symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de polegada |
| Español | Símbolo de pulgadas |
| Italiano | Simbolo pollici |
| Français | Symbole pouce |
| Deutsch | Zollzeichen |
| Türkçe | İnç sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol inci |
| Polski | Symbol cala |
| Русский | Символ дюйма |
| 日本語 | インチ記号 |
| 한국어 | 인치 기호 |
Related symbols
All Units →Questions people ask
How do I type ″ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ″ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 2033 and press Alt+X.
What is the difference between ″ and "?
″ is the inch symbol (U+2033). " is a different character: quotation mark (U+0022, Basic Latin block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type ″ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ″. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;inch.
What is the HTML code for the inch symbol?
Use the entity ″ or the numeric code ″ (hex ″). In CSS write \2033, in JavaScript \u2033.
Will ″ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ″ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.