use strict; use warnings; use utf8; use Test::More tests=>1; my $string = "wjzw’xl cowuxze."; my $required = "wjzw\N{APOSTROPHE}xl cowuxze."; #"wjzw'xl cowuxze."; $string =~ s/\N{RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK}/'/ ; is( $string, $required, 'APOSTROPHE' );