diff --git a/beamerthemelines.sty b/beamerthemelines.sty
index e24def1..1546702 100644
--- a/beamerthemelines.sty
+++ b/beamerthemelines.sty
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@
 % font selection
 % https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/25249/how-do-i-use-a-particular-font-for-a-small-section-of-text-in-my-document
 % pbk , phv, pnc, qcs
-\newcommand{\openquote}[1][4]{\tikz[baseline]{%
+\newcommand{\openquote}[2]{\tikz[baseline]{%
     \useasboundingbox (0, 0) rectangle (1ex, 1.7ex);
-    \node[scale=#1, xshift=-0.45ex, yshift=-0.75ex] at (current bounding box.north east) {\fontfamily{pbk}\selectfont\textquotedblleft};
+    \node[scale=#2, xshift=-0.45ex, yshift=-0.75ex] at (current bounding box.north east) {\usebeamerfont*{#1 symbol}\textquotedblleft};
 }}
-\newcommand{\closequote}[1][4]{\tikz[baseline]{%
+\newcommand{\closequote}[2]{\tikz[baseline]{%
     \useasboundingbox (0, 0) rectangle (1ex, 1.7ex);
-    \node[scale=#1, xshift=-0.45ex, yshift=-0.75ex] at (current bounding box.north east) {\fontfamily{pbk}\selectfont\textquotedblright};
+    \node[scale=#2, xshift=-0.45ex, yshift=-0.75ex] at (current bounding box.north east) {\usebeamerfont*{#1 symbol}\textquotedblright};
 }}
 
 \def\insertquotesource{}
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@
 % quotation environment
 
 \defbeamertemplate{quotation symbol}{default}{}
-\defbeamertemplate{quotation symbol}{openquote}[1][4]{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quotation symbol}\openquote[#1]}
-\defbeamertemplate{quotation symbol}{closequote}[1][4]{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quotation symbol}\closequote[#1]}
+\defbeamertemplate{quotation symbol}{openquote}[1][4]{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quotation symbol}\openquote{quotation}{#1}}
+\defbeamertemplate{quotation symbol}{closequote}[1][4]{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quotation symbol}\closequote{quotation}{#1}}
 
 \setbeamertemplate{quotation symbol}[openquote][4] % default, openquote, closequote
 
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@
 % quote environment:
 
 \defbeamertemplate{quote symbol}{default}{}
-\defbeamertemplate{quote symbol}{openquote}[1][4]{{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quote symbol}\openquote[#1]}}
-\defbeamertemplate{quote symbol}{closequote}[1][4]{{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quote symbol}\closequote[#1]}}
+\defbeamertemplate{quote symbol}{openquote}[1][4]{{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quote symbol}\openquote{quote}{#1}}}
+\defbeamertemplate{quote symbol}{closequote}[1][4]{{\usebeamercolor[fg]{quote symbol}\closequote{quote}{#1}}}
 
 \setbeamertemplate{quote symbol}[openquote][4] % default, openquote, closequote
 
@@ -968,9 +968,11 @@
 \setbeamerfont{message item}{parent={normal text}, size=\large}
 
 \setbeamerfont{quotation}{shape=\slshape}
+\setbeamerfont{quotation symbol}{family*=pbk} % pbk , phv, pnc, qcs
 \setbeamerfont{quotation source}{parent={normal text}, size=\small, shape=\upshape}
 
 \setbeamerfont{quote}{shape=\slshape}
+\setbeamerfont{quote symbol}{family*=pbk} % pbk , phv, pnc, qcs
 \setbeamerfont{quote source}{parent={normal text}, size=\small, shape=\upshape}
 
 \setbeamerfont{verse}{shape=\itshape}
diff --git a/beamerthemeut.sty b/beamerthemeut.sty
index 28b54fb..4372734 100644
--- a/beamerthemeut.sty
+++ b/beamerthemeut.sty
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
 \setbeamerfont{footline}{size=\tiny}
 \setbeamerfont{message}{size=\normalsize, series=\bfseries}
 \setbeamerfont{message item}{parent={normal text}, size=\normalsize, series=\bfseries}
+\setbeamerfont{quotation symbol}{family*=pbk} % pbk , phv, pnc, qcs
+\setbeamerfont{quote symbol}{family*=pbk}     % pbk , phv, pnc, qcs
 
 \usecolortheme{ut}
 
diff --git a/lines-example.tex b/lines-example.tex
index fbbc0b3..47c7cb0 100644
--- a/lines-example.tex
+++ b/lines-example.tex
@@ -386,17 +386,25 @@
     \texttt{\textbackslash setbeamertemplate\{quote symbol\}[#1]}
   \end{small}
   \quotedemo
+  \setbeamertemplate{quote symbol}[closequote]
+}
+
+\newcommand{\quotesymbolfontdemo}[1]{
+  \setbeamerfont{quote symbol}{family*=#1}
+  \begin{small}
+    \texttt{\textbackslash setbeamerfont\{quote symbol\}\{family*=#1\}}
+  \end{small}
+  \quotedemo
+  \setbeamerfont{quote symbol}{family*=pbk}
 }
 
 \begin{frame}[fragile]{Quote symbol settings}
   \quotesymboldemo{default}
   \quotesymboldemo{openquote}
   \quotesymboldemo{closequote}
-  \begin{alertblock}{}
-    In the template names, replace \texttt{quote} by
-    \texttt{quotation} to apply the same changes to the
-    \texttt{quotation} environment.
-  \end{alertblock}
+  \quotesymbolfontdemo{phv}
+  \quotesymbolfontdemo{pnc}
+  \quotesymbolfontdemo{qcs}
 \end{frame}
 
 \newcommand{\quotesourcedemo}[1]{