Guillemet

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɡi.(j)É™.ˈme(ɪ)/ or IPA: /ˈgɪl.É™.ËŒmÉ›t/

• {{1}} IPA: /É¡ij.mÉ›/

Origin

From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume ("William"), after the French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598) who supposedly invented the marks.

Microsoft Character design standards, Latin 1: Punctuation Design Standards (§ Pointing quotation marks – Guillemets)

Full definition of guillemet

Noun

1. Either of the punctuation marks « or

Synonyms

• angle quote
• chevron (Typography)
• duckfoot quote
• double angle quotation mark (Unicode name)