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Smart quotes ​

Set if quotation marks should be converted from neutral form to opening/closing variants.

  • Tested on macOS:
    • Sonoma
    • Ventura
    • Monterey
    • Big Sur
  • Parameter type: bool

Set to true (default value) ​

Quotes will be converted to opening/closing variants.

bash
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit "SmartQuotes" -bool "true" && killall TextEdit

Set to false ​

Quotes will remain in the form they are typed.

bash
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit "SmartQuotes" -bool "false" && killall TextEdit

Read current value ​

bash
defaults read com.apple.TextEdit "SmartQuotes"

Reset to default value ​

bash
defaults delete com.apple.TextEdit "SmartQuotes" && killall TextEdit