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: There are two possible methods for rendering quotation marks on the UniWiki (that is, the [[Wikipedia:Quotation mark glyphs|glyphs]], displayed with emphasis here, for clarity): | : There are two possible methods for rendering quotation marks on the UniWiki (that is, the [[Wikipedia:Quotation mark glyphs|glyphs]], displayed with emphasis here, for clarity): | ||
:* [[Wikipedia:Quotation mark glyphs#Typewriter quotation marks|Typewriter]] or straight style: {{xt|<big>'''"'''</big>text<big>'''"'''</big>}} ('''recommended for the UniWiki''') | :* [[Wikipedia:Quotation mark glyphs#Typewriter quotation marks|Typewriter]] or straight style: {{xt|<big>'''"'''</big>text<big>'''"'''</big>}} ('''recommended for the UniWiki''') | ||
:* [[Wikipedia:Quotation mark glyphs#Quotation marks in English|Typographic]] or curly style: {{!xt|<big>'''“'''</big>text<big>'''”'''</big>}} ('''not recommended for the UniWiki''' – see [[# | :* [[Wikipedia:Quotation mark glyphs#Quotation marks in English|Typographic]] or curly style: {{!xt|<big>'''“'''</big>text<big>'''”'''</big>}} ('''not recommended for the UniWiki''' – see [[#Reasons to prefer straight quotation marks and apostrophes|below]]) | ||
: Whenever quotation marks or apostrophes appear in article titles, make a redirect from the same title but using the alternative glyphs. | : Whenever quotation marks or apostrophes appear in article titles, make a redirect from the same title but using the alternative glyphs. | ||
: Do not use [[Wikipedia:grave accent|grave]] and [[Wikipedia:Acute accent|acute accents]] or backticks ({{!xt|<big>'''`'''</big>text<big>'''´'''</big>}}) as quotation marks (or as apostrophes). Likewise, avoid using the low-high ({{!xt|„ “}}) or [[Wikipedia:Guillemet|guillemet]] ({{!xt|« »}}) quotation marks that are common in [[Wikipedia:Non-English usage of quotation marks|several foreign languages]]. Editors may see {{!xt|′}} and {{!xt|″}} under the edit window as characters available for insertion; however, these are [[Wikipedia:prime (symbol)|prime]] and double-prime symbols, used to indicate subdivisions of the [[Wikipedia:degree (angle)|degree]], and should not be used to mark quotations. | : Do not use [[Wikipedia:grave accent|grave]] and [[Wikipedia:Acute accent|acute accents]] or backticks ({{!xt|<big>'''`'''</big>text<big>'''´'''</big>}}) as quotation marks (or as apostrophes). Likewise, avoid using the low-high ({{!xt|„ “}}) or [[Wikipedia:Guillemet|guillemet]] ({{!xt|« »}}) quotation marks that are common in [[Wikipedia:Non-English usage of quotation marks|several foreign languages]]. Editors may see {{!xt|′}} and {{!xt|″}} under the edit window as characters available for insertion; however, these are [[Wikipedia:prime (symbol)|prime]] and double-prime symbols, used to indicate subdivisions of the [[Wikipedia:degree (angle)|degree]], and should not be used to mark quotations. | ||