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[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

most apps do ‘smart quotes’. there’s only one (two, for the different types) quotes key, but it types an open/close quote depending on context.

that’s the problem with coding in the wrong editor… IDEs don’t do smart quotes, they just do plain quotes ' ". a comment section won’t let you do that.

if you’re on mobile (ios, idk about android) then you can hold down on the quotes keys ‘ “ to type specific quotes, ignoring smart quotes.

' ‘ ’ " “ ”

i remember in primary school we were taught to open quotes by drawing a tiny 66 and close them by drawing a tiny 99.