How it works
The Quote Wrapper wraps each line of text in configurable quotation marks and an optional separator — useful for formatting a list of strings for use in code. Paste a plain list and get a SQL IN clause, JavaScript array, Python list, or CSV string in seconds.
Converting a list of names, IDs, or values to a quoted, comma-separated format is one of the most tedious copy-paste tasks for developers and data analysts. This tool automates it completely.
How to use it: paste your list (one item per line). Select the quote style: single quotes ('), double quotes ("), backticks (`), or custom. Select the separator: comma (,), pipe (|), space, or custom. Select wrapping: wrap each line, wrap the whole list in brackets, or both. Click Copy to grab the result.
Quick examples of what you can generate: - SQL: 'Alice','Bob','Carol' → ready for INSERT VALUES or IN ('Alice','Bob','Carol') - JavaScript: ["Alice","Bob","Carol"] → array literal - Python: ['Alice', 'Bob', 'Carol'] → list literal - Bash: "Alice" "Bob" "Carol" → space-separated quoted args
This eliminates a common manual step: taking a column from a spreadsheet, adding quotes around each value, and joining them with commas for a query.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Single-quoted list ('a','b','c'), double-quoted list ("a","b","c"), backtick-quoted list, JSON array (["a","b","c"]), Python list (['a','b','c']), SQL IN clause (IN ('a','b','c')), and custom format with your own quote and separator characters.
- Values containing the selected quote character are automatically escaped — a single quote in a value is doubled ('it''s') for SQL, or backslash-escaped (\'it\'s\') for most other contexts.
- Yes. Set a prefix (added before the quote) and suffix (added after the closing quote) to wrap each value with additional characters. For example, prefix '$' to produce a list like $'a',$'b',$'c'.
- Yes. Select 'JSON array' from the format dropdown to produce a properly escaped and formatted JSON array ready to paste into code.