# Two Different Types of Single Apostrophes (US)?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-different-types-of-single-apostrophes-us/66713
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 4, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-different-types-of-single-apostrophes-us/66713 "2024-12-04T02:08:33Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-different-types-of-single-apostrophes-us/66713/2 "2024-12-04T07:05:32Z")

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> [@MKM](#):
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> two different kinds of single apostrophes (’ and ') that can be used in mp3 tags

Actually, you can use more or less any printable and sometimes even unprintable characters (like linefeeds) in tags.  
So it is more in the responsibility of the editor to select the correct characters.  
Right now, only one of them is actually an apostrophe:

```auto
U+2019 : RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK {single comma quotation mark}
U+0027 : APOSTROPHE {single quote; APL quote}

```

Here is a thread that deals with other similar looking characters:

> [@Apostrophe vs. Accent aigu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/apostrophe-vs-accent-aigu/49672):
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> I recently discovered that it is quite hard to discern an apostrophe (') from an accent aigu (´) in the default font. My sight is not the best, but this may also apply to others. However, this discrimination is important, as many online tagging resources (most notable "hitparade.ch") issue an error if the accent is found, or simply do not work. Unfortunately many pre-tagged files use the accent (I´m lucky if I´m catchin´ them all). Confusing those two may also be at the bottom of many complaint…

> [@MKM](#):
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> I'm leaning towards just picking one and doing a global substitution

Yes, this would be the best solution.  
A possible way to replace the variations with just one character is also mentioned in the linked thread

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