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Smart Quotes
Convert straight quotes to smart quotes
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Quote Style:
English Curly
Double: “text” | Single: ‘text’
“Hello” and ‘world’
Input (Straight Quotes)
Output (Smart Quotes)
Quote Styles Reference
English Curly
Double: “ ”
Single: ‘ ’
French Guillemets
Double: « »
Single: ‹ ›
Angle Quotes
Double: « »
Single: ‹ ›
German
Double: „ “
Single: ‚ ’
Japanese
Double: 『 』
Single: 「 」
CJK Corner
Double: 『 』
Single: 「 」
What is Smart Quotes?
Convert straight quotes to smart quotes
Smart Quote Converter replaces plain straight quotation marks with opening and closing curly quotes while handling apostrophes in context. It can also normalize smart quotes back to plain characters for code, CSV files, and systems that require ASCII text.
Why Use Smart Quotes?
- ✓Prepare polished quotations for articles, books, and presentations
- ✓Fix apostrophes and mismatched opening or closing quotes
- ✓Normalize typographic quotes before using text in code or data
- ✓Convert and copy an entire passage in one step
How to Use
- Paste your text
Enter the sentence, paragraph, or document excerpt to convert.
- Choose the direction
Convert straight quotes to curly quotes or normalize them back.
- Review and copy
Check quotations and apostrophes, then copy the result.
Features
- ✓Straight to curly conversion
- ✓Language-specific rules
- ✓Code escape support
- ✓Apostrophe handling