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How can I prevent/replace 'curved' quotes in text input fields?

AndyHJan 12 2026

APEX 24.2

I have a text field that stores ship names, e.g., “Big Blue,” “Ocean Pride.” The field has a sub-type of “Text”, and Trim Spaces is set to “Leading and Trailing”.

There is an issue when the user enters names with quotation marks, e.g., “Lovin' My Ship”.

If the user has copied and pasted the ship name from Windows (at least), there is a good chance the quote character will be curved instead of the expected straight one.

How can I modify the data entry to prevent curved quotes from being entered?

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