Ditto Mark in LaTeX, Markdown file, and Webpage
Aug. 08, 2024
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\begin{document}
\textquotedbl
\end{document}
Note that code \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} is necessary, meaning that import package fontenc3 and make documentation adopt T1 font encoding (a.k.a. Cork encoding)4, otherwise following error occurs5:
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Command \textquotedbl unavailable in encoding OT1. \textquotedbl
There is another format1:
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---\textquotedbl---
Ditto mark in Markdown file and webpages6
HTML character code 〃: 〃 ;
Meaning of ditto mark
Ditto is a mark (〃) that you write immediately under a word in a list to show that the same word is repeated.7
The ditto mark is a shorthand sign, used mostly in hand-written text, indicating that the words or figures above it are to be repeated.8
It is convenient to use this mark, and (I guess) may be cost-saving when printing text centuries ago.
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