({{, (RefLink[ShowStringCharacters, paclet:ref/ShowStringCharacters])
is an option for (RefLink[Cell, paclet:ref/Cell]) that specifies whether to display " when a string is entered. }})

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(RefLink[ShowStringCharacters, paclet:ref/ShowStringCharacters]) is typically set to (RefLink[False, paclet:ref/False]) for output cells and (RefLink[True, paclet:ref/True]) for input cells.

(RefLink[ShowStringCharacters, paclet:ref/ShowStringCharacters]) is usually set at the level of styles or notebooks rather than at the level of individual cells.

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By default, quotation marks are shown around strings in input cells, but not in output cells:

"string"

Create a cell in "Output" style but with quotation marks showing:

CellPrint[ExpressionCell["string","Output",ShowStringCharacters->True]]

Show a grid of characters without quotation marks:

CellPrint[ExpressionCell[Grid[{{"A","B"},{"C","D"}}],"Text",ShowStringCharacters->False,CellMargins->{{200,200},{6,6}}]]

({{"A", "B"}, {"C", "D"}})

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