Smart Quotes Converter

Curly quotes become straight ones.

FREE · NO SIGN-UP · RUNS ON YOUR DEVICE

Your text stays on your device

  • 4QUOTE MARKS
  • 1ELLIPSIS FIXED
  • 0SIGN-UP
  • 1TAP TO COPY
Specification

Smart Quotes Converter at a glance

Double quotes
Straightened
Single quotes
Straightened
Ellipsis
Becomes three dots
Count
Counted, not guessed
Other cleaning
Three more switches
Price
Free
Account required
None
Where it runs
On your device
How to

How to use Smart Quotes Converter

  1. 1

    Paste the text

    Paste the text.

  2. 2

    Read the count

    Read the count.

  3. 3

    Copy it back

    Copy it back.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Why do curly quotes cause problems?

Code, CSV files and many import formats expect straight quotes. A curly one is a different character and is not recognised as a delimiter.

Where do they come from?

Word processors and many web editors replace straight quotes as you type. The replacement travels with the text when you copy it.

Are apostrophes changed too?

Yes. A curly apostrophe is the single closing quote character, and it becomes a straight one alongside the double quotes.

What happens to the ellipsis?

The single ellipsis character becomes three full stops, which behave predictably in fixed-width text and in code.

Background

Straight and curly quotes

Curly opening and closing marks become plain straight quotes, and a single ellipsis character becomes three full stops. The count says how many changed.

  • Curly quotes are four separate characters: opening and closing, single and double.
  • A straight quote is one character used for all four jobs, which is why it survives more systems.
  • CSV files break when a curly quote appears where a straight delimiter was expected.
  • Turning off automatic replacement in your editor stops the problem returning after you paste.

Full specification

Specification of the Smart Quotes Converter tool
Double quotesCurly opening and closing double quotes become straight ones.
Single quotesCurly apostrophes and single quotes become straight ones.
EllipsisA single ellipsis character becomes three full stops.
CountThe number of quotes and ellipses changed is shown before you copy.
Other cleaningInvisible, dash and spacing switches are there if you want them.
PriceFree. Supported by clearly labelled ads placed outside the working area.
Account requiredNo.
Where it runsIn your browser tab. Nothing is sent anywhere.
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