Oct 6, 2010 · The grammar school version (for English usage) is: - (known as an hyphen) between the elements of compound words -- (known as an en-dash) for ranges (for example, "3–7" means "3 to …

Apr 26, 2012 · I am trying to insert the symbol in the title of the question, which I copied from a PDF article, but it appears as space in the output file. What is the corresponding LaTeX command?

Feb 28, 2019 · Another funny combination is \item em---dash---twice. Apparently when a word is surrounded by two em-dashes, the first one is rendered as an en-dash, while the second shows up …

Jan 31, 2019 · For those using Debian Linux with a German keyboard (I know you're out there), the “ Alt Gr ” key in conjunction with the hyphen key produces the en dash, and the “ Alt Gr ” in conjunction …

I've noticed that en dashes and em dashes run into certain numbers and letters, and I don't believe it's standard to use spaces with these. For example, if a 'b' comes before the dash or a '6' comes after, …

Dash -- or --- is used generally in a place of comma , or as an interval, like 2009--2011. In "classical" English typography, you don't put spaces around dashes---like just here; it is because English …

Oct 4, 2022 · I have noticed that the length of an em dash is not always uniform, depending upon the font being used. Consider the following code which defines an em dash: \\documentclass{book} …

15 All over the internet, there's this question on how to make LaTeX do the en-dash and em-dash. I have the opposite problem. I have some text from which I am generating HTML and LaTeX outputs. …

Sep 9, 2017 · I accidentally, discovered that using | in text mode produces an em dash. I did a quick search, but I could not find a reference where this is noted. I wonder if there is any difference …

Mar 7, 2015 · I am using XeLaTeX. My goal is to display a Unicode em dash in my PDF file. The \\dash will not compile, below: it says ! Undefined control sequence. Here is the minimal (non)-working …