<![CDATA[Single quote character]]>Ever since I used Notepad++ to edit a file the other day the single quote character I get within VB6, and even in here, is now ` (not ’ ). I’ve searched the registry and online for clues to no avail . How can I get ’ back as I need it for the VB6 comment character?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21601/single-quote-characterRSS for NodeSun, 17 May 2026 17:40:21 GMTWed, 04 Aug 2021 08:38:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Single quote character on Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:48:00 GMT]]>@Ian-Whyte said in Single quote character:

How do I change the font in Notepad++?

Settings > Style Configurator > Global Styles > Default Style > Font
(see style configurator documentation)

And as you discovered, it’s not likely a font issue: I have never seen a font where ASCII 39 single-quote ' is rendered the same as ASCII 96 back-tick/grave-accent ` and as Stefan said is also different from the Unicode U+00B4 acute accent ´. (And none of these should not be confused with the ‘smart single-quote’ characters ‘ and ’ which this forum will convert unprotected single-quotes into if you’re not careful). But in Notepad++, if you keyboard is set up as normal, and you don’t have Windows configured to map that key to a different character, then typing a single-quote-key on your keyboard should give you ' in Notepad++.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68575https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68575Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:48:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Single quote character on Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:46:14 GMT]]>Traced to a dodgy keyboard - a couple of keys were giving out the wrong characters. The Notepad document change must have happened at the same time.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68571https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68571Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Single quote character on Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:14:13 GMT]]>I have never changed the font in Notepad++ or in Windows, so if this is the cause then it must have been done by the last update of Notepad++.

I have tried a couple of fonts in Windows 10 Settings (Courier New and Ariel) but I still get the same character.

How do I change the font in Notepad++?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68570https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68570Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:14:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Single quote character on Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:24:41 GMT]]>This might be due to the usage of a different font. Mono spaced fonts should always display the comment character as '.
´ and ` are not '.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68569https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/68569Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:24:41 GMT