This issue is applicable to Javanese when written in the Javanese script.

Javanese script text doesn't normally use western quote marks to demarcate quotations. Instead, it uses ꧊ [U+A9CA JAVANESE PADA ADEG], or ꧌ [U+A9CC JAVANESE PADA PISELEH] and ꧍ [U+A9CD JAVANESE TURNED PADA PISELEH]. (See issue 8.)

The GAP

The q element produces western quote marks in Gecko, Blink, and Webkit. (Gecko currently doesn't set default quotes at all based on the language of the content.)

css-content says that for the auto value of the quotes property, A typographically appropriate used value for quotes is automatically chosen by the UA based on the content language of the element and/or its parent.

In a note, the spec points developers to CLDR for information about typographically appropriate quotation marks, but CLDR doesn't have data for the Javanese script. The note does, however, go on to say that other sources of information may be appropriate (and if used, should be submitted to CLDR).

Priority

Marking this as advanced, because use of the q element is optional. Quote characters can be used instead (although they are sometimes not as convenient), or the content author can add explicit styling for the q element using the quotes property – although that has to be done for every piece of content.

Tests & results

interactive test, The q element will produce Javanese script parentheses when used in Javanese script text.

Action taken

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Outcomes

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