math-modepunctuation
I know I can get these fancy quotes
`abc'
I want to get those quotes separately. I know how to get the left one:
{`}a
But when I try just the right one, I get a different quote then when used together:
abc{'}
How can I get the right curved one alone in math mode?
I am using pdflatex.
Use a sensible fontencoding. And make a complete example next time so that nobody has to guess what you are doing wrong.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\begin{document}
\begin{lstlisting}
"a"
\end{lstlisting}
\end{document}
Btw: Don't rely to much on copying code from a pdf. Spaces can disappear.
The first two are the same. And so are the last two (both times possibly taking different fonts. But math and text font do not differ here as far as I see). But the last two are having slanted quotation marks. Do you want that? If yes, try italic correction such as \textit{``\/$R$''}.
Personally, I would go for the very first one. It has the best syntax and does not look too bad. If you use it in just a few cases and you dislike it, you may type ``$R$\kern.3ex'' or alike.
In every case, I would recommend a custom command for such things. Like this, you stay absolutely flexible for later changes.
% arara: pdflatex
\documentclass{article}
% this package enables you to change your quotation style afterwards.
\usepackage{csquotes}
% with this command, you can add a kerning to all possible math quotations and of course change or delete them later, if you change the font or dislike your first chose.
\newcommand{\mathenquote}[1]{\enquote{$#1$\kern.3ex}}
\begin{document}
% upright versions:
``$R$'' is equal to $``R"$
% italic versions:
\textit{``$R$''} is equal to \textit{``R''}
% possible corrections for both versions
\textit{``\/$R$''} ``$R$\kern.3ex''
% recommended approach via custom command and csquotes:
\mathenquote{R}
\mathenquote{a\times b}
\end{document}
Best Answer
In math mode
'produces a prime; to get the closing quotation mark in math mode you can use\textfromamsmath: