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Why Single Quotes Can Break Your Page (and How to Fix It)

When using some page builders and HTML content, single quotes (') passed through the input sheet can cause the final page layout to break.

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Written by Niklas
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Symptoms

  • The published page layout looks broken or misaligned.

  • HTML inputs rendered on the page may appear empty or malformed.

  • The issue only appears after publishing, not in the template preview.

Cause

Values from the input sheet are injected into your template. If they include straight single quotes (') and are placed inside HTML attributes (e.g., <input value='...'>), the builder may misinterpret the quote and break the structure.

Solution

Use curly single quotes instead of straight quotes ' in your input sheet.

This prevents the HTML from breaking while preserving the visual intent of the content.

Example

Problematic Input Sheet Value:
John's Page

Fixed Input Sheet Value:
John’s Page

How to Replace

  • Use "Find and Replace" in Excel, Google Sheets, or your spreadsheet editor.
    Find: '
    Replace with:

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