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“ ” 〃 ″ ״ " " auto " also " ＂ Translingual Alternative forms mul “ (as opening quotation mark), ” (as closing quotation mark), 〃 (as ditto mark), ″ (as double prime) Etymology Typographical simplification, particularly due to the use of typewriters, thence followed in computers: rather than having separate opening (“) and closing (”) quotation marks (and other keys for ″ and others), a single square key was used, to reduce the number of keys. Punctuation mark Used as a quotation mark in some languages. See " ". An ASCII substitute for ″ (double prime, as in inches) Used after a letter as a nonstandard representation of an en umlaut, en diaeresis or en hungarumlaut, when technical limitations prevent the use of one. en Zo"e sits on the chair. Related terms diacritical mark mul ', mul : Symbol mul symbol mul ditto-mark 〃 (ditto mark) Used in lists or tables to indicate a repetition of appropriate content above mul time angles An ASCII substitute for the symbol representing the second, placed after the value of the seconds in a term to indicate seconds count Coordinate terms time mul ' angles mul ', ° ditto mark see 〃 See also Ditto mark Hebrew Symbol he symbol An ASCII substitute for ״ (gershayim)