How do you write feet and inches with apostrophes?

[LJYCarlo21]

I often see measurements written with symbols like 5'10". Can someone explain the correct way to write feet and inches using apostrophes and quotation marks?

 

[Grace]

The measurement is written with the use of apostrophes: the one apostrophe (′) symbolize feet, and the two apostrophes (″) symbolize inches. An example is 5 feet 10 inches which is abbreviated as 5ft10in. or invariably follow the figures immediately, without space, with the symbols.

 

[Gsusangrey]

For feet, use a single prime symbol (′), and for inches, use a double prime symbol (′′). Six feet and two inches, for instance, is represented as 6 ′ 2′′. Standard single or double quote marks should not be used.

 

[Clara]

Feet and inches are written using apostrophes and quotation marks like this:

• Feet: use an apostrophe → ′
• Inches: use a quotation mark → ″

Examples:

• 6 feet 2 inches → 6′2″
• 5 feet → 5′
• 10 inches → 10″

Tip:
The apostrophe (′) stands for feet, and the double quote (″) stands for inches.

 

[Luna]

The apostrophes are used as notation symbols: in feet, only one apostrophe appears (′), while in inches, two apostrophes are used (″). The example for this notation can be seen below: in the

 

[Salvatore_Damon]

For example, 5′8" means five feet eight inches. If you want to avoid symbols, you can also write it as 5 ft 8 in. Feet are written with a single apostrophe (′) and inches with a double apostrophe (“).