Normalize quotes

Standardize quotation marks with configurable primary and nested styles. Fix broken quote pairs and preserve apostrophes in normal text.

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Normalize quotes - Explanation & Examples

This tool standardizes quotation marks in normal text. It fixes mismatched quote pairs, converts mixed quote styles, and preserves apostrophes in contractions.

⭐ What this tool does

  • Detects mixed quote styles and normalizes them to your chosen style
  • Supports primary and secondary (nested) quote style settings
  • Fixes mismatched or broken quote pairs
  • Preserves apostrophes in contractions like don't and it's
  • Optionally normalizes spacing around quote marks

🔎 Supported quote styles

  • Straight quotes: " "
  • Straight single quotes: ' '
  • Curly double quotes (English): “ ”
  • Curly single quotes: ‘ ’
  • Guillemets: « »

⚙️ How to use

  1. Paste your text into the input area.
  2. Choose primary and nested quote styles.
  3. Enable options like fixing mismatches and apostrophe normalization.
  4. Click Normalize Quotes.
  5. Copy or download the cleaned output.

⭐ Example

Input:

She said, "I heard ‘something" in the hall."

Output (Curly primary + Curly single nested):

She said, “I heard ‘something’ in the hall.”

Marked output (same-color pairs):

She said, “ I heard ‘something’ in the hall. ”
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Frequently Asked Questions

It standardizes quotation marks in your text and replaces inconsistent quote styles based on your selected settings.

Yes. You can choose one style for primary (outer) quotes and a separate style for secondary (nested) quotes.

Yes. Enable Fix mismatched quotes to repair broken quote pairs like opening with one style and closing with another.

Yes. Enable Convert straight and typographic quotes to normalize between straight and curly quote systems.

Yes. With Normalize apostrophes enabled, contractions like don't and it's are preserved as apostrophes, not opening quotes.

Yes. You can enable spacing normalization to clean extra spaces around opening and closing quote marks.

No. The tool is focused on text normalization using the styles you choose for primary and nested quotes.

No. All processing runs locally in your browser for privacy.

Yes. Enable Show correction log to list each replacement with position and before/after values.