freeCodeCamp/guide/english/certifications/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escaping-literal-quotes-in-strings/index.md

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title: Escaping Literal Quotes in Strings
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# Escaping Literal Quotes in Strings


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## Hints

### Hint 1
* When you need to use a special character such as `"` inside a string you need to escape it using `\`.
* If you use double quotes `"` for the string, single quotes `'` in the string do not need to be escaped. 
* If you use single quotes `'` for the string, double quotes `"` in the string do not need to be escaped. 


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## Solutions

<details><summary>Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)</summary>

```javascript
var myStr = 'I am a "double quoted" string inside "double quotes".';
var otherStr = "I am a 'single quoted' string inside 'single quotes'.";
var noEscapeSingle = "There is no need to 'escape' the single quotes.";
var noEscapeDouble = 'There is no need to "escape" the double quotes.';
```
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