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textquotedblright

Produces a typographically correct right double quotation mark for professional-quality text formatting.

Overview

Essential for proper typesetting of quoted text in professional documents, particularly in English language materials. Unlike straight quotes from keyboards, this symbol provides the correct curly or smart quotation mark that meets professional publishing standards.

  • Commonly used in conjunction with \textquotedblright for complete quotations
  • Particularly important in academic writing, books, and formal publications
  • Part of the comprehensive LaTeX text-mode quotation system
  • Ensures consistent and professional typography across different output formats

Examples

Using double quotes in a math equation's text annotation

f(x) is called a ”smooth” functionf(x) \text{ is called a \textquotedblright smooth\textquotedblright\ function}
f(x) \text{ is called a \textquotedblright smooth\textquotedblright\ function}

Quoting a mathematical term definition

We call this a ”complete” metric space\text{We call this a \textquotedblright complete\textquotedblright\ metric space}
\text{We call this a \textquotedblright complete\textquotedblright\ metric space}

Labeling a mathematical property

P(AB) has the ”addition” propertyP(A \cup B) \text{ has the \textquotedblright addition\textquotedblright\ property}
P(A \cup B) \text{ has the \textquotedblright addition\textquotedblright\ property}