guillemet
Also known as «, », ‹, ›, angle quotes, book title marks, literary title marks, title marks
Guillemets (, also , , ) are a pair of punctuation marks in the form of sideways double chevrons, and , sometimes used as quotation marks or ditto marks. When used as quotation marks, single guillemets, and , are used for nested quotations. Guillemets are not conventionally used in English.
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Guillemets (, also , , ) are a pair of punctuation marks in the form of sideways double chevrons, and , sometimes used as quotation marks or ditto marks. When used as quotation marks, single guillemets, and , are used for nested quotations. Guillemets are not conventionally used in English.
== Terminology == Guillemets are also called French quotes, French quotation marks, angle quotation marks, or duckfoot quotes.