What is the difference between straight and curly quotes?

Straight quotes originated on typewriters to save keyboard keys. Curly quotes are standard typographical punctuation used in books, articles, and publishing.

Smart Quotes Converter

Convert straight quotes to curly smart quotes for typography or straighten quotes for code.

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About Smart Quotes Converter

Format your text with professional typographic punctuation. Convert straight typewriter quotes into curly smart quotes, apostrophes, em-dashes (—), and ellipsis (…), or straighten quotes for clean code.

How to use Smart Quotes Converter

Paste your text into the editor.
Select conversion direction: Straight to Curly or Curly to Straight.
Optionally enable Em-dash (-- to —) and Ellipsis (... to …) conversion.
Copy the formatted typographic text.

Key features

Context-aware smart quotes and apostrophe replacement
Straightens curly quotes into ASCII quotes for coding and JSON
Em-dash (--) and Ellipsis (...) normalization
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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between straight and curly quotes?: Straight quotes originated on typewriters to save keyboard keys. Curly quotes are standard typographical punctuation used in books, articles, and publishing.