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    Syntax: 'canonical' vs "canonical" (Apostrophes or Quotes) does it matter?

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    • ccox1
      ccox1 last edited by

      I have been working on a site and through all the tools (Screaming Frog & Moz Bar) I've used it recognizes the canonical, but does Google? This is the only site I've worked on that has apostrophes.

      rel='canonical' href='https://www.example.com'/>

      It's apostrophes vs quotes. Could this error in syntax be causing the canonical not to be recognized?

      rel="canonical"href="https://www.example.com"/>

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      • Alick300
        Alick300 last edited by

        Hi Charles,

        You can use either of them. Google doesn't make any difference between single and double quotes.

        Thanks

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