History of Quotation mark in Timeline

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Quotation mark

Quotation marks are punctuation marks used in pairs to indicate direct speech, quotations, or phrases. A pair consists of an opening and closing mark, which can vary in form across different languages and media. They are fundamental for clarifying the source and intent of text, distinguishing between original writing and borrowed content. Understanding the proper use of quotation marks is essential for clear and accurate communication in writing.

1908: The King's English

In 1908, "The King's English" noted that British practice used double quotation marks for most purposes and single marks for quotations within quotations.

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1976: BN-76/7440-02 standard

Since at least the previous BN-76/7440-02 standard from 1976, the rules for quotation marks in Polish have not changed.

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1983: PN-83/P-55366 standard

According to the current PN-83/P-55366 standard from 1983, one can use either "ordinary Polish quotes" or «French quotes» for the first level, and 'single Polish quotes' or «French quotes» for the second level.

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2002: French Imprimerie Nationale

In 2002, the French Imprimerie Nationale's Lexique des règles typographiques stated that they do not use different quotation marks for nesting quotes.

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2012: SI-1452 standard availability

Since 2012, the SI-1452 standard for Hebrew keyboard became available in Windows 8 and desktop Linux systems.

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2013: SI-1452 standard revision

In 2013, the SI-1452 standard for Hebrew keyboards supported both traditional "low-high" quote marks and plain quotes.

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2015: Unicode standard character U+2015

In 2015, the Unicode standard introduced the character U+2015 (HORIZONTAL BAR) to be used as a quotation dash.

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