← Back to context Comment by e28eta 5 months ago To be pedantic: Opt-shift-hyphen for the em dash (longer one). Opt-hyphen only gets you an en dash. 7 comments e28eta Reply 9dev 5 months ago …which is the appropriate character for ranges, i.e., page 1–2.I find it a bit sad that using proper typography is now frowned upon, but it seems that ship has sailed. Symbiote 5 months ago From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable. d1sxeyes 5 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies → saagarjha 5 months ago One of the reasons I'm not on that page–I have a policy of using en dashes because I am lazy machinate 5 months ago Right, you sniped my edit. I don't know why I gave up my hn delay setting...
9dev 5 months ago …which is the appropriate character for ranges, i.e., page 1–2.I find it a bit sad that using proper typography is now frowned upon, but it seems that ship has sailed. Symbiote 5 months ago From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable. d1sxeyes 5 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies →
Symbiote 5 months ago From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable. d1sxeyes 5 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies →
d1sxeyes 5 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies →
saagarjha 5 months ago One of the reasons I'm not on that page–I have a policy of using en dashes because I am lazy
…which is the appropriate character for ranges, i.e., page 1–2.
I find it a bit sad that using proper typography is now frowned upon, but it seems that ship has sailed.
From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.
But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable.
Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert.
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One of the reasons I'm not on that page–I have a policy of using en dashes because I am lazy
Right, you sniped my edit. I don't know why I gave up my hn delay setting...