diff --git a/_includes/header.html b/_includes/header.html
index c2c9deca0c8b..f2f1deff863d 100644
--- a/_includes/header.html
+++ b/_includes/header.html
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
-<meta name="description" content="{{ page.description | default: site.description }}">
+<meta name="description" content="{{ page.description | default: site.description | smartify }}">
 <meta name="author" content="{{ site.authors }}">
 <meta name="generator" content="Jekyll v{{ jekyll.version }}">
 
 <title>
   {%- if page.title -%}
-    {{ page.title }} · {{ site.title }}
+    {{ page.title | smartify }} · {{ site.title | smartify }}
   {%- else -%}
-    {{ site.title }} · {{ site.description }}
+    {{ site.title | smartify }} · {{ site.description | smartify }}
   {%- endif -%}
 </title>
 
diff --git a/_includes/social.html b/_includes/social.html
index 68be4d6e9edb..277ee2313d37 100644
--- a/_includes/social.html
+++ b/_includes/social.html
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 <meta name="twitter:card" content="{% if page.title %}summary{% else %}summary_large_image{% endif %}">
 <meta name="twitter:site" content="@{{ site.twitter }}">
 <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@{{ site.twitter }}">
-<meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ page.title | default: site.title }}">
-<meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ page.description | default: site.description }}">
+<meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ page.title | default: site.title | smartify }}">
+<meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ page.description | default: site.description | smartify }}">
 <meta name="twitter:image" content="{% if page.title %}{{ site.url | append: site.social_logo_path }}{% else %}{{ site.url | append: site.social_image_path }}{% endif %}">
 
 <!-- Facebook -->
 <meta property="og:url" content="{{ site.url | append: page.url }}">
-<meta property="og:title" content="{{ page.title | default: site.title }}">
-<meta property="og:description" content="{{ page.description | default: site.description }}">
+<meta property="og:title" content="{{ page.title | default: site.title | smartify }}">
+<meta property="og:description" content="{{ page.description | default: site.description | smartify }}">
 <meta property="og:type" content="website">
 <meta property="og:image" content="{{ site.url | replace: 'https://', 'http://' | append: site.social_image_path }}">
 <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="{{ site.url | append: site.social_image_path }}">
diff --git a/_layouts/docs.html b/_layouts/docs.html
index a9e2ce5a4d21..f876055d72d2 100644
--- a/_layouts/docs.html
+++ b/_layouts/docs.html
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
         {% endif %}
 
         <main class="col-12 col-md-9 col-xl-8 py-md-3 pl-md-5 bd-content" role="main">
-          <h1 class="bd-title" id="content">{{ page.title }}</h1>
-          <p class="bd-lead">{{ page.description }}</p>
+          <h1 class="bd-title" id="content">{{ page.title | smartify }}</h1>
+          <p class="bd-lead">{{ page.description | smartify }}</p>
           {% include ads.html %}
           {{ content }}
         </main>
diff --git a/_layouts/simple.html b/_layouts/simple.html
index 8e7fc5e30b0b..dfd9afd167b9 100644
--- a/_layouts/simple.html
+++ b/_layouts/simple.html
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 <div class="container my-5">
   <main class="bd-content" role="main">
-    <h1 class="bd-title" id="content">{{ page.title }}</h1>
-    <p class="bd-lead">{{ page.description }}</p>
+    <h1 class="bd-title" id="content">{{ page.title | smartify }}</h1>
+    <p class="bd-lead">{{ page.description | smartify }}</p>
     {% include ads.html %}
     {{ content }}
   </main>
diff --git a/docs/4.0/content/tables.md b/docs/4.0/content/tables.md
index 0aefc9ad1fff..865c2b6986eb 100644
--- a/docs/4.0/content/tables.md
+++ b/docs/4.0/content/tables.md
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ Create responsive tables by adding `.table-responsive{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl}` to any `
 
 ## Captions
 
-A `<caption>` functions like a heading for a table. It helps users with screen readers to find a table and understand what it’s about and decide if they want to read it.
+A `<caption>` functions like a heading for a table. It helps users with screen readers to find a table and understand what it's about and decide if they want to read it.
 
 {% example html %}
 <table class="table">