Smart Quotes Converter
Convert curly quotes to straight quotes or apply an English smart-quote heuristic to plain text.
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How to use Smart Quotes Converter
Prepare typographic quotes for prose or turn them back into plain quote characters for a restricted destination. Review the result when quotations or apostrophes are ambiguous.
- Paste prose containing straight or curly quotes.
- Choose the output quote style.
- Convert and check contractions, nesting, and measurements manually.
Good to know
- Curly conversion uses English context heuristics, not grammar or language detection. Leading apostrophes, nested quotations, and feet/inch marks may need repair.
- Straight conversion maps common curly single/double quote variants to ASCII; it does not escape quotes for code or a data format.
Common questions
Can I use curly conversion on source code?
Avoid it. Typographic quotes usually change code syntax. This tool is designed for plain prose.
Are apostrophes inside contractions handled?
Typical contractions become closing curly apostrophes, but unusual contexts still require review.
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