Posted by richard on 09/24/06 15:47

"patrick j" <patrick@jamesnews.orangehome.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C13B98880134199FB042494F@News.Individual.Net...
> Hi
>
> I'm just constructing a web-site. I used to do it a fair bit some years
> ago albeit in an amateur capacity (not being paid) but now I've decided
> to do some more.
>
> I'm wondering about an entity.
>
> The entity for a smart double quote on the left is: &ldquo;
> The entity for a smart double quote on the right is: &rdquo;
> The entity for a smart single quote on the left is: &lsquo;
> The entity for a smart single quote on the right is: &rsquo;
>
> The entity for a "stupid" double quote is: &quot;
>
> But...
>
> What is the entity for a single "stupid" quote?
>
> I can't find it anywhere and I'm wondering if I'm missing something
> very obvious :)


Two single quotes equals a double quote?
On the output no one would be able to see the difference.
But to do it right you should use the & version as above or insert the hex
value for one.
If you don't and run it through the validator, you'll probably get an error.

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