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## Description ## Description
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JavaScript allows the use of both single ('') and double ("") quotes to declare a string. Deciding which one to use generally comes down to personal preference, with some exceptions. JavaScript allows the use of both single (<code>'</code>) and double (<code>"</code>) quotes to declare a string. Deciding which one to use generally comes down to personal preference, with some exceptions.
Having two choices is great when a string has contractions or another piece of text that's in quotes. Just be careful that you don't close the string too early, which causes a syntax error. Having two choices is great when a string has contractions or another piece of text that's in quotes. Just be careful that you don't close the string too early, which causes a syntax error.
Here are some examples of mixing quotes: Here are some examples of mixing quotes:
<blockquote>// These are correct:<br>const grouchoContraction = "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.";<br>const quoteInString = "Groucho Marx once said 'Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.'";<br>// This is incorrect:<br>const uhOhGroucho = 'I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.';</blockquote> <blockquote>// These are correct:<br>const grouchoContraction = "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.";<br>const quoteInString = "Groucho Marx once said 'Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.'";<br>// This is incorrect:<br>const uhOhGroucho = 'I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.';</blockquote>