Smartypants conversion issue with quotes

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Hello, I am currently using Hugo extended version v0.121.2 for my website. I’ve noticed that the smartypants feature is converting my quotes (" or ') into curly quotes (“”). However, I do not want this behavior.

hugo.toml:

# Markup configuration
markup:
  goldmark:
    renderer:
      unsafe: true
      smartypants: false
    renderer.extensions:
      definitionList: false
      footnote: false
      linkify: false
      strikethrough: false
      table: false
      taskList: false
      typographer: true
    renderer.goldmark:
      smartypants:
        enableEmoji: true
        enableSmartypants: false

Is there a way to disable or customize the smartypants conversion for quotes in Hugo? I’ve checked the documentation, but I couldn’t find a solution.

Any help or guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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We added more config in this area at some point, see the typographer section here:

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I fix it, thank you. If someone wants to use it:

typographer:
  disable: false
  apostrophe: '''
  ellipsis: '…'
  emDash: '—'
  enDash: '–'
  rightDoubleQuote: '"'
  leftDoubleQuote: '"'
  rightSingleQuote: '''
  leftSingleQuote: '''
  rightAngleQuote: '›'
  leftAngleQuote: '‹'
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Curious. Why would you want to use an apostrophe instead of a single quote mark?

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In my experience, I often use an apostrophe to show possession or contraction, and reserve a single quote mark for quoting someone or mentioning a title. It’s important to note that style conventions can differ, and personal preferences may influence the decision between them. I also use Turkish Q Keyboard, so it is easy to use single/double apostrophe.

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Yes. But in the above fix you posted, you are replacing single quotes with apostrophes…

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I didn’t understand what do you mean?

I use apostrophes:

' or "

I use quote mark:

’ or ”

That’s my prefer… :slight_smile:

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Single quote marks are not the same character as an apostrophe and depending on the type face may look quite different.

  apostrophe: '''
…
  rightSingleQuote: '’'
  leftSingleQuote: '‘'

There is no double apostrophe character. The characters for feet and inches or minutes and seconds are primes.

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It looks like there might be some confusion regarding the terminology used for different types of quotation marks and apostrophes. Let me clarify:

  1. Single Quote (Apostrophe): This is typically used for contractions and possessives.
  • Example: 'Hello' or can't (apostrophe is used in can't)
  1. Single Right Quotation Mark: This is a different character from the apostrophe, often used for quotation within a quotation or for a single quote at the end of a quote.
  • Example: ’Hello’
  1. Double Quote: Used for quotations and speech.
  • Example: "Hello"
  1. Double Right Quotation Mark: Similar to the single right quotation mark, used for quotes within quotes or at the end of a quote.
  • Example: “Hello”

The thing is that: I want straight quotes/apostrophes, so I can use ' for both single and double quotes. This is fine to use HTML entities for these characters. When I use the “primes” then I probably take care typograpy of this. :slight_smile:

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