Strip Smart Quotes
Convert smart (curly) quotes into straight quotes for safer copy/paste into code, JSON, and config files.
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About this Strip Smart Quotes
$Strip Smart Quotes replaces typographic quotation marks (" " ' ') with straight quotes (") and (') to avoid issues in code and parsers.
This is especially useful for text copied from Word, PDFs, or websites where curly quotes can break JSON, JavaScript, or exact string matching.
- Process text data quickly without external tools
- Transform content for development workflows
- Clean and format text for analysis
- Enable Auto to transform as you type
- Upload text files directly from your device
- Download the result when done
FAQ
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Any plain text. You can paste text directly into the input box.
Smart quotes are different Unicode characters than straight quotes. Many programming languages and structured formats expect straight quotes only.
Some implementations also convert typographic dashes (– —) and ellipses (…) into ASCII equivalents. Review output if typography matters.
It converts curly apostrophes to a plain ASCII apostrophe. Other characters are left unchanged.