Overview
Introduction
Building a quoted list of words, like values for a code array or search query, usually means manually adding quotes around each one.
This tool automates that, and runs entirely client-side, so nothing you paste is ever uploaded to a server.
What Is Word Quoter?
A per-word quoting tool that wraps every individual word in your text with a chosen quote character, rather than quoting the whole block at once.
It's part of this site's String Tools collection and works entirely in your browser.
How Word Quoter Works
The tool splits the input on whitespace while preserving the original whitespace between words, then wraps each non-whitespace word with your chosen quote character on both sides.
The transformation happens synchronously in JavaScript the moment you type, with no network round trip involved.
When To Use Word Quoter
Use it when you need a quick list of quoted words to paste into a code array, a comma-separated values file, or a search query with exact-match terms.
It's also handy for visually emphasizing individual words in a list.
Often used alongside String Quoter and Word Unquoter.
Features
Advantages
- Preserves original whitespace between words instead of normalizing it.
- Works with any custom quote character, not just double quotes.
- Preserves the original whitespace runs, so a column-aligned list stays aligned once every value has been quoted.
Limitations
- Does not add commas or other list separators; only the quoting itself is handled.
- Doesn't escape quote characters that already appear inside a word.
Examples
Best Practices & Notes
Best Practices
- Use Word Unquoter afterward to verify the operation is reversible for your text.
- Combine with a find-and-replace tool afterward if you also need to insert commas between the quoted words.
- Choose a quote character absent from the text, since nothing is escaped and an embedded quote breaks the resulting literal.
Developer Notes
The implementation splits on `/(\s+)/` with a capturing group so whitespace segments are preserved in the output array, then maps only the non-whitespace segments to `quote + word + quote` before rejoining.
Word Quoter Use Cases
- Building a quoted array of values for code
- Preparing exact-match search query terms
- Visually emphasizing individual words in a list
Common Mistakes
- Expecting list separators like commas to be added automatically; only quoting is applied.
- Using a quote character that already appears inside the words, which can make the result ambiguous to parse back.
Tips
- Pair with Word Unquoter to reverse the operation if you need to strip the quotes back out later.
- Punctuation attached to a word ends up inside the quotes, so strip trailing commas before quoting when building a code array.