1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ui.go b/ui.go
index bbffb5c..dada7c6 100644
--- a/ui.go
+++ b/ui.go
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 func lookupWord(db *sql.DB, word string) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		word = strings.TrimSpace(word) // remove leading / trailing whitespace
+		// Replace apostrophes (possible if copy-pasting) with single quotes
+		word = strings.ReplaceAll(word, `’`, `'`)
+
 		rows, err := db.Query(`select definition from words where word = ?`, word)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {