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minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink14•1 year agoMany applications will automatically convert two hyphens to an em dash. –
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThat’s an en dash. This is an em dash: —
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink2•1 year agoYes, I know. I was A) demonstrating what I was talking about, and B) seeing if it would work here (it doesn’t).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoNot my copy of Microsoft Word I was given by work, I can say that much.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoSo just make a text replacement. I actually prefer it this way so I can always get the character I want. I have it set up such that \emdash and \endash are replaced by the appropriate characters. I’ve also recently gotten into \hairsp\emdash\hairsp for all my em dash needs. I also set up my phone to replace a ? and ! directly next to each other in both orders with a ‽ It’s great fun if you care about minute details such as these
Many applications will automatically convert two hyphens to an em dash.
That’s an en dash. This is an em dash: —
Yes, I know. I was A) demonstrating what I was talking about, and B) seeing if it would work here (it doesn’t).
Nice, didn’t know that; it works in Telegram.
Not my copy of Microsoft Word I was given by work, I can say that much.
So just make a text replacement. I actually prefer it this way so I can always get the character I want. I have it set up such that
\emdash and \endash are replaced by the appropriate characters. I’ve also recently gotten into \hairsp\emdash\hairsp for all my em dash needs.
I also set up my phone to replace a ? and ! directly next to each other in both orders with a ‽
It’s great fun if you care about minute details such as these
Bootleg Office 95?