Veedem@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoGives it away every timelemmy.worldimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1196
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minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoEn dash isn’t the hyphen-minus and is not on the keyboard. It’s a separate kind of dash, typically used for ranges like ‘1939–45’.
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoI’ve been using them for a long time, as they are also used in German typography like em dashes in English typography – only surrounded by spaces. They are easy to type on a Linux or MacOS keyboards layout (E.g. Opt+-)
En dash isn’t the hyphen-minus and is not on the keyboard. It’s a separate kind of dash, typically used for ranges like ‘1939–45’.
I’ve been using them for a long time, as they are also used in German typography like em dashes in English typography – only surrounded by spaces. They are easy to type on a Linux or MacOS keyboards layout (E.g.
Opt+-)TIL, thanks