Put commas and periods within quotation marks, except when a parenthetical reference follows. He said, "I may forget your name, but I never forget a face." ... Place the punctuation outside the closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the whole sentence.

Does punctuation go inside or outside quotation marks?

In American usage, periods and commas typically go inside of quotation marks. When you're quoting someone's exact words, introduce the quote with open quotation marks, and end the quote with a period or comma and closing quotation marks.

Where does punctuation go with quotes?

In the United States, the rule of thumb is that commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside: “There was a storm last night,” Paul said. Peter, however, didn't believe him. “I'm not sure that's exactly what happened.”