\text{\textquoteleft}

The command \text{\textquoteleft} is used to produce a left single quotation mark, often used in typesetting to denote the beginning of a quoted section or a single quote within text.

Examples

Single quoted word or phrase

\text{\textquoteleft}Hello\text{\textquoteright}

Single quote within a sentence

\text{\textquoteleft}It\text{\textquoteright}s a nice day\text{\textquoteright}

Nested single quotes

\text{\textquoteleft}She said, \text{\textquoteleft}Hello\text{\textquoteright}\text{\textquoteright}