The best replacement for quotation marks is italics.

The best alternatives to quotation marks are rated as following:

★★★★★	italics
★★★	underline
★★	underlining
★★	apostrophes
★★	inverted commas
★	italics for book titles
★	apostrophe
★	italicize
★	italics and underlining
★	italics for movie titles
★	italics for song titles
★	double quotation marks
★	underline book titles
★	underline titles
	double
	single quotation marks
	single
	speech marks
	before
	outside
	inch marks
	single quotes
	italics in titles
	underline movies

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Speaking about quotation marks, one probably shouldn't forget about question marks.

Other search terms related to quotation marks and their ratings are:

★★★★★	question marks
★★★★	titles
★★★	commas
★★	dialogue
★★	period
★★	exclamation point
★	direct quotations
★	colons
★	quotes
★	exclamation points
★	commas rules
★	punctuation
★	citations
★	other punctuation
	footnotes
	question mark
	periods
	exclamation point rules

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