It is the first paragraph that gives you the correct understanding. The start of the Mark section (few lines before the lines you quote) is: ``` Jumping to a mark can be done in two ways: 1. With ` (backtick): The cursor is positioned at the specified location and the motion is exclusive. 2. With ' (single quote): The cursor is positioned on the first non-blank character in the line of the specified location and the motion is linewise. ``` Unfortunately, you also need to read the context to have the right understanding of the doc.