diff --git a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/read.ts b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/read.ts
index 1259dc81f8e..541889d8dcb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/read.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/read.ts
@@ -135,9 +135,14 @@ export const Plugin = {
       .pipe(Effect.orDie)
 
     const alternatePath = Effect.fn("ReadTool.alternatePath")(function* (absolute: string) {
-      const base = basename(absolute).replace(/[\u00a0\u202f]/g, " ")
+      const canonical = (name: string) =>
+        name
+          .normalize("NFC")
+          .replace(/[\u00a0\u202f]/g, " ")
+          .replace(/[\u2018\u2019]/g, "'")
+      const base = canonical(basename(absolute))
       const matches = (yield* reader.list(AbsolutePath.make(dirname(absolute)))).filter(
-        (entry) => entry.type === "file" && entry.name.replace(/[\u00a0\u202f]/g, " ") === base,
+        (entry) => entry.type === "file" && canonical(entry.name) === base,
       )
       if (matches.length !== 1) return
       return join(dirname(absolute), matches[0].name)