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ShowStringCharacters

ShowStringCharacters
is an option for Cell which specifies whether to display " when a string is entered.
  • ShowStringCharacters is usually set at the level of styles or notebooks rather than at the level of individual cells.
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Basic Examples   (2)
By default, quotation marks are shown around strings in input cells, but not in output cells:
Create a cell in "Output" style but with quotation marks showing:
Show a grid of characters without quotation marks:
By default, quotation marks are shown around strings in input cells, but not in output cells:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]=
Create a cell in "Output" style but with quotation marks showing:
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
 
Show a grid of characters without quotation marks:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
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