---
name: "Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes"
---

# Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes(3pm)

Use "q{}" or "qq{}" instead of quotes for awkward-looking strings.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes - Use "q{}" or "qq{}" instead of quotes for awkward-looking strings.

## AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

## DESCRIPTION

Don't use quotes for one or two-character strings of non-alphanumeric characters (i.e. noise).  These tend to be hard to read.  For legibility, use `"q{}"` or a named value.  However, braces, parentheses and brackets tend to look better in quotes, so those are allowed.

```
    $str = join ',', @list;     #not ok
    $str = join ",", @list;     #not ok
    $str = join q{,}, @list;    #better
    $COMMA = q{,};
    $str = join $COMMA, @list;  #best
    $lbrace = '(';          #ok
    $rbrace = ')';          #ok
    print '(', @list, ')';  #ok
```

## CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

## SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes

## AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer \<jeff@imaginative-software.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems.  All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.