Smart Quotes & Dash Converter
Publishing wants curly. Code wants straight.
Typeset text conventionally uses curly 'smart' quotes and true em dashes rather than straight typewriter quotes and double hyphens, but most keyboards and plain-text editors produce the straight, ASCII versions by default. This tool converts in both directions live as you type: straight quotes and double/triple hyphens into proper curly quotes and em dashes for publishing-quality text, or the reverse — flattening smart typography back into plain ASCII, which matters when pasting formatted text into code, form fields, or systems that mishandle non-ASCII punctuation.
- →Converts straight quotes to proper curly quotes, correctly distinguishing opening from closing
- →Converts double/triple hyphens to a true em dash for publishing-quality typography
- →Reverses the process too — flattening smart typography back to plain ASCII for code or data entry
- →Live conversion as you type in either direction
- →Watermarked by Cikal Studio Labs · Works on any device, no install required
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