This template produces a {{w|prime symbol}} ([http://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+2032 U+2032] <code>′</code>) with a small amount of leading space so it does not collide with preceding '''bold''' (<code><nowiki>'''</nowiki></code>) or ''italic'' (<code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code>) characters.
This template produces a {{w|prime symbol}} ([http://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+2032 U+2032] <code>′</code>) with a small amount of leading space so it does not collide with preceding '''bold''' (<code><nowiki>'''</nowiki></code>) or ''italic'' (<code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code>) characters.
{{shortcut|´}} The {{w|acute accent}} ([http://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+00B4 U+00B4]) is used as the shortcut character since {{plaincode|<nowiki>{{'}}</nowiki>}} and {{plaincode|<nowiki>{{`}}</nowiki>}}, the straight apostrophe-quote and grave accent (respectively), are used to escape the apostrophe.
{{shortcut|``}}
Copy-pasting {{plaincode|<nowiki>{{´}}</nowiki>}} is significantly less messy than having to type out <code><nowiki><span style="padding-left: 0.05em; white-space: nowrap;">′</span></nowiki></code> every time.
{{plaincode|<nowiki>{{``}}</nowiki>}} is significantly less messy than having to type out <code><nowiki><span style="padding-left: 0.05em; white-space: nowrap;">′</span></nowiki></code> every time.
This template produces a prime symbol (U+2032′) with a small amount of leading space so it does not collide with preceding bold (''') or italic ('') characters.
📝Note:
You can use {{``}} as a shortcut.
{{``}} is significantly less messy than having to type out <span style="padding-left: 0.05em; white-space: nowrap;">′</span> every time.
Usage
You type
You get
A{{``}}
A′
Technical notes
The difference between this template and {{spaced prime}} is that this template is for letters that require little or no spacing, such as lowercase a, o, and s, and uppercase A and L, while {{spaced prime}} is for letters such as lowercase d, f, and l, and uppercase C and T that require more space.
