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d*d · 04-06-2008, 10:56

does anyone know if double arrow character shown in a browser by the html '&raquo' have a more formal name?

steveb · 04-06-2008, 10:59

Er, right arrow quotation marks?

Arrow quotes are favoured by German orthography instead of the comma quotes used in English.

pgo · 04-06-2008, 11:30

I thought they were "right angle quotes". Learn something every day.

weldo · 04-06-2008, 12:11

chevrons ?

right angle quotes it says here : raquo »

steveb · 04-06-2008, 12:16

They're the same shape as chevrons but I don't think that's what they're called when they act as quotation marks. The main thing, if you need to call the buggers anything, is that the person you're talking to (i.e. your printer) knows exactly what you're referring to.
I've never heard "right angle quotes" before but the same goes for a lot of stuff coming out of NY these days.

d*d · 04-06-2008, 12:27

I'm putting together a technical spec and they will be used to seperate the breadcrumbs, just wondered if they had a name I could use to avoid any confusion.

steveb · 04-06-2008, 12:33

The html abbr. you mentioned is short for right arrow quotes and you'll also see laquo if you look - guess what that's short for. I believe that is the correct name for them.

Soup Of The Day · 04-06-2008, 12:51

oh that raquo, such a character

pgo · 04-06-2008, 15:51

Ugh. I should ban you for that. Terrible.

d*d · 05-06-2008, 04:09

there'd be no one left on the board if you banned peoplpe for bad jokes

jhaven · 05-06-2008, 15:25

As pgo and weldo mentioned, the a in the acronym stands for angle, not arrow. At least according to the Unicode specs. The full name is "right-pointing double angle quotation mark".

The orthographic name is right facing guillemet.

pgo · 05-06-2008, 15:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by d*d

there'd be no one left on the board if you banned peoplpe for bad jokes

Ha, I'd have to ban myself 10 times over.

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d*d Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,299	Character name does anyone know if double arrow character shown in a browser by the html '&raquo' have a more formal name?

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,940	Er, right arrow quotation marks? Arrow quotes are favoured by German orthography instead of the comma quotes used in English. __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

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weldo now with added beard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,432	chevrons ? right angle quotes it says here : raquo » __________________ fuck signatures

04-06-2008, 12:16	#5 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,940	They're the same shape as chevrons but I don't think that's what they're called when they act as quotation marks. The main thing, if you need to call the buggers anything, is that the person you're talking to (i.e. your printer) knows exactly what you're referring to. I've never heard "right angle quotes" before but the same goes for a lot of stuff coming out of NY these days. __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

04-06-2008, 12:33	#7 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,940	The html abbr. you mentioned is short for right arrow quotes and you'll also see laquo if you look - guess what that's short for. I believe that is the correct name for them. __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

04-06-2008, 11:30	#3 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	I thought they were "right angle quotes". Learn something every day.

04-06-2008, 12:27	#6 (permalink)
d*d Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,299	I'm putting together a technical spec and they will be used to seperate the breadcrumbs, just wondered if they had a name I could use to avoid any confusion.

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Soup Of The Day Non Stop Pop Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 947	oh that raquo, such a character

04-06-2008, 15:51	#9 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Ugh. I should ban you for that. Terrible.

05-06-2008, 04:09	#10 (permalink)
d*d Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,299	there'd be no one left on the board if you banned peoplpe for bad jokes

05-06-2008, 15:25	#11 (permalink)
jhaven Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	As pgo and weldo mentioned, the a in the acronym stands for angle, not arrow. At least according to the Unicode specs. The full name is "right-pointing double angle quotation mark". The orthographic name is right facing guillemet.

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