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Smart Quote Normalizer

Straight quotes → curly quotes, dashes, and ellipsis cleanup for submission.

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Paste your text above, then click Transform — or try Sample.

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About this tool

Submission-ready typography matters. This smart quote normalizer converts straight quotes to curly quotes, normalizes em dashes and ellipses, and cleans common punctuation issues — paste your export from Google Docs or AI tools and copy print-ready text.

Export formatting before KDP upload

Kindle and print workflows punish inconsistent quotes, scene breaks, and chapter headings. Normalize formatting after content edits are done—otherwise you will re-export three times. These transformers run locally; nothing is uploaded.

Publish & launch guide · KDP upload checklist · Export documentation

How to use it

  1. Paste text with straight quotes and hyphens.
  2. Click Transform to normalize typography.
  3. Review the output in the results area.
  4. Click Copy result to paste into your manuscript.
  5. Run on full chapters before EPUB or print export.

Tips for fiction authors

  • AI tools and plain-text exports almost always use straight quotes. Running this normalizer should be the last step before formatting for print.
  • Em dashes (—) should have no spaces in American English. British conventions sometimes use spaced en dashes ( – ). Know your market.
  • Check nested quotes: American English uses double quotes first, then single inside. British English reverses this.
  • Ellipsis should be a single character (…), not three periods (...). This prevents awkward line breaks in ebooks.

Common questions

What punctuation does it fix?

Straight single/double quotes to curly, double hyphens to em dashes, and ellipsis normalization.

Will it change my formatting?

It adjusts punctuation characters only — not paragraph breaks or headings.

Is this enough for KDP upload?

It helps with typography. Final formatting still depends on your word processor or Vellum/Atticus export.

Related guides

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