Merlin
Smart Punctuations

Smart Punctuations

Replaces straight quotes ("like this") with smart quotes (“like this”) in Blogger's post editor and Gmail's compose box.

What is Smart Punctuations?
"Smart Punctuations" is a Chrome extension designed to improve the quality of your text in Blogger's post editor and Gmail's compose box. It replaces straight quotes with smart quotes and modifies dashes, providing your text with a more professional appearance. The extension does not alter text within elements like pre, code, or tt. It's easy to use: once installed, an icon appears on your address bar during editing. Just click on the icon to start the magic transformation of your punctuations. Also available is the open-source code for users with an interest in exploring how the extension is implemented.
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Users: 578 ▼ -15
Rating: 4.17 (12)
Version: 1.1.9 (Last updated: 2022-01-09)
Creation date: 2013-04-17
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • declarativeContent
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://*.blogger.com/*
  • *://mail.google.com/*
Size: 11.03K
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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 35206 ▼ 332
Other rankings
#2071 in Social Networking ▼ 4 #142 in smart keyword 39 ▲ 25 #156 in replace keyword 11 ▲ 2

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Summary
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Replaces some default punctuation characters in Blogger's post editor with better looking ones. The following items are replaced:

  • double quotes ("quotes" ⇒ “quotes”)
  • single quotes ('quotes' ⇒ ‘quotes’)
  • dashes (-- ⇒ — and --- ⇒ —)

SUPPORTED SITES:

  • Blogger
  • Gmail

HOW TO USE Once installed, this extension adds an icon to address bar when you are editing a Blogger blog post. Click on that icon to replace all matching punctuation characters.

EXCEPTIONS Replacement is not done for text inside elements like 

 or  or .
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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Smart Punctuations works perfectly for English-language editing
  • Useful in Gmail and fixes drawback of composing messages through the web interface
  • Could be added as a default feature in Google
Cons
  • Lack of customization for other languages and quotation traditions
  • Does not seem to work on Google's Blogger editor
  • Doesn't automatically convert text, requiring user to manually invoke the extension
Most mentioned
  • Improvements requested for automated conversion
  • Not functional in the new Google Blogger interface
  • Has been used and appreciated by users for several years
Recent reviews
Love this. Have used it for years, but only recently has it stopped smartening quotes as I type ’em. (I have to manually invoke the extension.) Wondering what’s changed and whether there’s a way to restore “live” smartening.
by Charles Meyerson Charles Meyerson, 2023-09-09
This would be great... but it doesn't seem to be working! I think that Blogger must no longer support this extension, since when I click on the icon, nothing changes.
by Andrew P. Andrew P., 2022-06-02
Does not seem to work on Google's Blogger editor, so what's the point of offering it?
by Russ Campbell Russ Campbell, 2021-01-15
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Safety
Risk impact

Smart Punctuations may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Smart Punctuations has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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