Question

I love smart quotes in macOS, but for those few times where I really need a straight quote (when manually typing links, for example), I can’t find a quick keyboard shortcut to insist on the straight ones.

Is this possible with a simple keyboard shortcut?

Update: The most effective way seems to be creating a custom keyboard shortcut for turning off/on Smart Quotes in individual applications (Edit > Substitutions in supported applications) for those few times I do need a straight quote.

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Solution

I added " and ' as replacements for something, then the replaced quotes were not converted to smart quotes in a few quick experiments. For example, setting "" and '' to be replaced by " and ' respectively:

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Typing ""foo"" ''bar'' resulted in "foo" 'bar' with normal quotes. As shortcuts go, just double tapping the button instead of single tapping makes for a convenient shortcut.

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