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Left double angle quotes
ExtendedASCII 171 | Hex 0xAB | U+00AB
ASCII Code
Decimal
171
Hexadecimal
0xAB
Octal
253
Binary
1010 1011
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 171
HTML Entity
«
Unicode InputU+00AB
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 171 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| ISO-8859-1 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| ISO-8859-2 | 171 | Ť | Latin capital letter T with caron |
| ISO-8859-3 | 171 | Ğ | Latin capital letter G with breve |
| ISO-8859-4 | 171 | Ģ | Latin capital letter G with cedilla |
| ISO-8859-5 | 171 | Ћ | Cyrillic capital letter Tshe |
| ISO-8859-6 | 171 | - | Unused |
| ISO-8859-7 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| ISO-8859-8 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| ISO-8859-9 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| ISO-8859-10 | 171 | Ŧ | Latin capital letter T with stroke |
| ISO-8859-11 | 171 | ซ | Thai character So So |
| Windows-1250 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1251 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1252 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1253 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1254 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1255 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1256 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1257 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
| Windows-1258 | 171 | « | Left double angle quotes |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 171?
ASCII code 171 represents the Left double angle quotes character. In hexadecimal it is 0xAB, in binary 1010 1011, and in octal 253. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 171 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 171 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity « or «.