Tilboð Style Normalizer

Normalize mixed Japanese, Western, and locale-specific quotation marks into one target style.

Nested tilboðs, apostrophes, prime-like marks, and code/HTML protection are handled locally in your browser.

Browser-only processing / no text transmission

What this verkfæri does

This page standardizes quotation marks without trying to rewrite the sentence itself. It is designed for localization, editing, CMS cleanup, and copy yfirferð where tilboð style consistency matters more than grammar correction.

How to use

  1. Paste the text you want to normalize.
  2. Choose the tilboð style preset that matches your target language or style guide.
  3. Adjust apostrophe, prime, spacing, and protection rules if needed.
  4. Yfirferð the warnings, birgðir, and before/after diff, then copy the normalized úttak.

Examples

Japanese tilboðs into English curly tilboðs

Inntak: 「The 'best' answer is 『local processing』.」

Úttak: “The ‘best’ answer is ‘local processing’.”

Straight tilboðs into French guillemets

Inntak: "Bonjour"

Úttak: « Bonjour »

Protect apostrophes and foot/inch marks

Inntak: don't change 5' 7" but normalize "quoted"

Úttak: don’t change 5' 7" but normalize “quoted”

Warn on unbalanced tilboðs

Inntak: "unfinished quote

Úttak: Warn first, then keep output on the safe side when the quote is ambiguous.

Algengar spurningar

Is my text sent anywhere?

No. Conversion runs entirely in your browser and the inntak text is not transmitted.

Will apostrophes such as in don't be changed?

In-word single tilboðs are treated as apostrophes first. You can preserve ASCII apostrophes or convert them to typographic apostrophes.

What about 5' 7" or other foot/inch style notation?

Marks next to digits are treated as prime candidates by default so they are not blindly converted into quotation marks.

Does it support nested tilboðs?

Yes. The verkfæri maps the first level to outer tilboðs and the second level to inner tilboðs. Deeper nesting is warned about and reuses the inner pair.

Can it add French narrow no-break spaces inside guillemets?

Yes. The French preset uses narrow no-break spaces by default, and you can override the spacing rule manually.

Are HTML tags and code protected?

Yes. URLs, emails, fenced code blocks, inline code, and HTML tags/attributes are protected by default.

Glossary

Curly tilboðs
Quotation marks such as “ ” and ‘ ’ where opening and closing marks are different.
Guillemets
Angle-style quotation marks such as « » and ‹ › used in several writing kerfis.
Apostrophe
A mark inside a word such as don't or l'heure. It should not always be treated as a tilboð.
Prime mark
A mark used in measurements or angles, such as 5' 7" or 35° 41' 22".
Unbalanced tilboð
A case where opening and closing tilboð counts do not match, leaving the role of some marks ambiguous.

Athugasemdir

  • The right tilboð style depends on the language and the publication style guide. Yfirferð the diff before publishing.
  • Straight tilboðs are inherently ambiguous. Warnings indicate places that should still be checked by a human.
  • Settings-only share links never include the inntak/úttak text, but the selected rules are visible to the recipient.
  • This first version does not normalize book-title brackets such as 《》 or 〈〉.