The apostrophe was first used by Pietro Bembo in his edition of De Aetna (1496). It was introduced into English in the 16th … See more

In many languages, especially European languages, the apostrophe is used to indicate the elision of one or more sounds, as in English.
• In Albanian the apostrophe is used to show that a vowe… See more

The shape of the apostrophe originated in manuscript writing, as a point with a downwards tail curving clockwise. This form was inherited by the typographic apostrophe, ’, also known as the typeset apostroph… See more

Formally, the symbol used to represent a foot of length, depth, or height, is ′ (prime) and that for the inch is ″ (double prime). (Thus, for example, the notation 5′ 7″ signifies 5 feet and 7 inches). Similarly, the prime symb… See more

In its Unicode Standard (version 13.0), the Unicode Consortium describes three characters that represent apostrophe:
• U+0027 ' APOSTROPHE: The typewriter or ASCII apostrophe. The standard remarks:… See more