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is the apostrope on ipad different that us ASCII apostrope.

I’m curious about if somebody has this problem with an apostrope typed from a keyboard of a iPad or iPhone?


the character is different than a PC ASCII

Typed in from ipad              O’Sullivan   79 226 128 153 83 117 108 108 105 118 97 110 13 10

typed from a PC   O'Sullivan   79 39 83 117 108 108 105 118 97 110 13 10


is there an option in Settings that must by used to get US ASCII coded





iPad Pro, 16

Posted on Jul 20, 2023 9:43 AM

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Jul 20, 2023 10:15 AM in response to Demo

Demo wrote:



I’m sorry, but I fail to see what the problem is. I can type an apostrophe on my iPad, no problem. You are hung up on the way it looks?

Apostrophe and quotes come in two flavors, straight and curly, with different Uncode codepoints. Turning on Apple's "smart punctuation" generates curly ones, which cannot be used for certain purposes,



Jul 20, 2023 10:19 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

I realize that you the expert on keyboards and languages, but enlighten as to what the advantage is to using US ASCII coded apostrophes in an iPad or iPhone.


I also realize that my ignorance is showing, but I want to learn as well.


EDIT - I didn’t see your post before I posted again. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Jul 20, 2023 10:21 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

not Hung up on the way it looks. It generates a different ASCII code that may be contributing to a problem


Typed in.                   O’Sullivan   79 226 128 153 83 117 108 108 105 118 97 110 13 10

Pasted from rd scr    O'Sullivan   79 39 83 117 108108 105 118 97 110 13 10


The code 39 that is the Ascii standard for an apostrophe. But when typed in, it translates to 226 128 153 instead of 39

Jul 20, 2023 10:59 AM in response to Demo

Demo wrote: I realize that you the expert on keyboards and languages, but enlighten as to what the advantage is to using US ASCII coded apostrophes in an iPad or iPhone.

One possible disadvantage of using the other kind is that it makes your text Unicode UTF-8, which can reduce the number of characters permitted in some message systems.


Otherwise it can be just the matter of being consistent throughout the text or making sure that the text is properly understood by apps or processes or search systems which may only accept ASCII.


is the apostrope on ipad different that us ASCII apostrope.

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