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Posted by Cody Williams
Cody Williams
188 Points

Some strings are wrapped in quotes: "string" others are wrapped in single marks: 'string' How do I know which to use?

For example, when assigning strings to a variable, i write const myString = 'waffle bagel'; but when referring to a string in a function, I write: console.log("waffle bagel");

Is there a rule to memorize when to use "" and when to use ''

1 Answer

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Cody!

Some useful articles:

https://javascript.plainenglish.io/the-real-difference-between-single-quotes-and-double-quotes-in-javascript-3d00bf720bcd

https://bytearcher.com/articles/single-or-double-quotes-strings-javascript/

There is a big difference in PHP:

https://dev.to/morinoko/double-quotes-vs-single-quotes-in-php-2e5n

One place this gets tricky is when you have to store HTML in a value:

const myHTML = '<div class="myDiv">My Div</div>';

Or if you have to store HTML in a JSON file (I had to use &quot for the double quote):

const JSON = [
  {
     "html": "<div class=&quotmyDiv&quot>My Div</div>"
]

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!