The symbol is a Quotation mark (a punctuation mark used in pairs in various writing systems to set off direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase).
The mark also resembles other characters, and is sometimes substituted for them: Double prime (), used for: Inch, a unit of length in the US customary and the obsolete (British) Imperial systems of measurement Arcsecond, a fraction of an arcminute Ditto mark (), a typographic symbol indicating that the word(s) or figure(s) above it are to be repeated Gershayim (), a typographical mark in the Hebrew language Modifier letter double apostrophe (), a modifier letter used in the Tundra Nenets and Dan languages
See also '' (disambiguation)