textquoteright
Represents a right single quotation mark (') used for proper typographical quotes and apostrophes in text mode.
Overview
Provides typographically correct right single quotation marks essential for professional document formatting and proper punctuation.
- Commonly used as a closing single quote in nested quotations
- Serves as a proper apostrophe in contractions and possessives
- Part of the comprehensive quotation mark system in LaTeX
- Particularly important in linguistics, literature citations, and formal typography
- Preferred over straight quotes (') for professional-quality documents
Examples
Using a right single quote in mathematical text to denote minutes (arc minutes).
\text{The angle measures 30\textquoteright}Showing feet and inches with proper typography in a measurement.
6\text{\textquoteright} 2\text{\textquoteright\textquoteright}Indicating a derivative notation in mathematics.
f\text{\textquoteright}(x) = 2x + 1