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[-] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

There are three:

  • hyphen - separate parts of compound words
  • n-dash – used for ranges; often replaced by hyphens
  • m-dash — used as a replacement for parentheses or semicolons

In flat text, use two hyphens for the m-dash and one for both hyphens and n-dash.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

I use - for all of these

this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2025
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