Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes

Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes lets you convert curly quotation marks to ASCII single and double quotes. Enter your own values or load the worked example.

Method and calculation

Convert curly quotation marks to ASCII single and double quotes.

Inputs and settings

Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes accepts Text.

Worked example

Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes example — Text: "“Hello,” she said. ‘Welcome!’". Computed output: "Hello," she said. 'Welcome!'

Output and limitations

Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes: Input is treated as plain text; it is never executed.

Technical references: JavaScript Unicode normalization

Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes FAQs

Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes applies the following rule to your input: Convert curly quotation marks to ASCII single and double quotes. The worked example on this page uses the same processor as the result button.
Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes has these boundaries: Input is treated as plain text; it is never executed. Start by checking the text field against the units or format shown.
Smart Quotes to Straight Quotes provides this sample: "Hello," she said. 'Welcome!'. Use the sample button to reproduce it, then replace the inputs with your own values.