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Quotation marks

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Use single quotation marks (' ') to indicate quoted material within a quotation. Double and single straight quotation marks can also be used to indicate feet and inches, respectively.

Place closing quotation marks:

  • Outside commas and periods.
  • Inside other punctuation.

Exception If punctuation is part of the quoted material, place it inside the quotation marks.

Examples One type of malware is called a "trojan clicker." He explained: "One type of malware, called a 'trojan clicker,' uses your PC to 'click' online ads.' Use an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.

Quotation marks in Segoe Use straight quotation marks (" "). Segoe Sans, the Microsoft font family, does not have a curly quotation mark option.

Preferred terms

Refer to quotation marks, opening quotation marks, and closing quotation marks. Don't call them quote marks, quotes, open or close quotation marks, or beginning or ending quotation marks.