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TypeBetter

Fixes typography while a user types. Making dumb quotes smart again.

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Perpetually a work in progress. Currently succeeds more than it fails.

Replacements

Before After
Smart Quotes "Foo" “Foo”
'Foo' ‘Foo’
Apostrophes Foo's Foo’s
Primes and Double Primes
(feet, inches, latitude, and longitude)
2' 4" 2′ 4″
Abbreviated Years '76 ’76
Ellipses So... So…
Em Dash --

Contributors

If you'd like to contribute to TypeBetter, check out CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

License

TypeBetter is © 2014 Vox Media Inc., Yuri Victor.

Additional legal information can be found in the LICENSE file.