@blag Agreed! I wish the tools were more universally smart about handling these marks. I’m thankful a few of my heavy-use apps handle them nicely, and I just through the hoops for everything else.
Sep 24, 2026, 6:49 PM@jasonsantamaria You mention straight quotes being used for programming, so maybe this is at the root of so many apps defaulting to those and not having the option to change that default?
After @matratype pointed out that my site is full of dumb quotes I've been sorting out an article when I have a moment here and there to try clearing the backlog 😬
@blag Yes, that’s been my guess all along too, these defaults come from their underlying programming where straight quotes are necessary. And smart quotes are never implemented either due to folks not knowing or not wanting to do so.
@jasonsantamaria blag@typo.social did not know 🙏