Illustrator

Specify curly or straight quotes

Typographer’s quotes, often referred to as curly quotes, blend in with the curves of the font. Typographer’s quotes are traditionally used for quotation marks and apostrophes. Straight quotes are traditionally used as abbreviations for feet and inches.

  1. Choose File > Document Setup, and choose Type from the pop‑up menu at the top of the dialog box.
  2. Do one of the following, and click OK:

    • To use straight quotes, deselect Use Typographer’s Quotes.

    • To use typographer’s quotes, select Use Typographer’s Quotes, choose the language for which you want to set quotes, and choose options for Double Quotes and Single Quotes.

      Note: You can set quote options for multiple languages. These quotes are applied to text based on the language you assign using the Character panel or Default Language preference.
      You can use the Smart Punctuation command to replace straight quotes with typographer’s quotes.