Use single quotation marks
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A quotation inside a quotation takes single marks, a quotation inside that one takes doubles again, and the levels alternate from there.1
- 1R. 5.1(b)(i) Indentation and quotation marks; R. 5.2(f)(ii) Internal quotation marks.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in 5.1 Formatting of Quotations
- Add the first-line indent
- Indent the block quotation on both sides
- Move the call number outside the closing mark
- Move the citation after the block quotation
- Move the punctuation inside the quotation mark
- Move the semicolon outside the mark
- Remove the indent from the first line
- Use a block quotation or remove the marks
- Use single quotation marks