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Smart quotes to straight quotes converter

Convert curly quotation marks into plain straight quotes for code, CMS fields, spreadsheets, and clean plain text.

Open Quote Converter

Why quotes change

Word processors and websites often replace plain quotes with curly smart quotes. That looks polished in articles, but can break code, CSV data, and plain-text workflows.

Where straight quotes matter

This is most useful when you are cleaning code samples, CSV rows, JSON, spreadsheet formulas, CMS fields, or command-line snippets where typographic quotes can cause errors. It also helps when copied text needs to stay plain and predictable across different apps.

How to convert quotes

  1. Open the Text Cleaner.
  2. Paste the text with curly quotes.
  3. Click Straight quotes.
  4. Copy the converted output.

Useful alongside other cleanup steps

If your copied content is messy in more than one way, pair this with Strip HTML and hidden characters and Remove extra spaces before pasting the result into code, data imports, or documentation.

Privacy

The conversion happens locally in your browser, so the text does not leave your device.

Typical examples

Common cases include fixing smart quotes from Word, cleaning copied website copy before editing a CMS, or normalising text before using it in scripts, prompts, and automation tools.

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