Ditto mark

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Ditto mark
In UnicodeU+0027 ' APOSTROPHE (×2)
U+0022 " QUOTATION MARK
U+201D ” RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
U+3003 〃 DITTO MARK (CJK character)
Different from
Different fromU+2033 ″ DOUBLE PRIME

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.[1][2]

The mark is made using "a pair of apostrophes";[1] "a pair of marks " used underneath a word";[3] the symbol " (quotation mark);[2][4] or the symbol ” (right double quotation mark).[5]

In the following example, the second line reads "Blue pens, box of twenty". 

Black pens, box of twenty ... $2.10
Blue  "     "   "  "      ... $2.35
  1. ^ a b Ditto mark. Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021. A symbol formed from two apostrophes (〃) representing 'ditto'.
  2. ^ a b "Ditto mark". Collins Dictionaries. Retrieved 30 December 2019. two small marks (") placed under something to indicate that it is to be repeated
  3. ^ "Ditto—Definition for English-Language Learners". Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary. Merriam Webster. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 10 May 2021. A pair of marks " used underneath a word to save space and show that the word is repeated where the marks are.
  4. ^ "Ditto". Cambridge Dictionaries. Retrieved 30 December 2019. but the Cambridge Dictionary of Business English on the same page uses the CJK ditto mark 〃
  5. ^ Angus Stevenson; Maurice Waite, eds. (18 August 2011). The Concise Oxford Dictionary. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199601110.