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MS Word will autocorrect two hyphens into either an en dash or an em dash based on what it believes you were trying to type. So this: "em--dash" becomes this:
by amanzi 7y ago
MS Word will autocorrect two hyphens into either an en dash or an em dash based on what it believes you were trying to type.
So this: "em--dash" becomes this: "em—dash"
while this: "en -- dash" becomes this: "en – dash"
- joegahona 7y agoEn dashes are for ranges and sometimes for compound modifiers, like "billiard-ball–size hail" or "New York City–based attorney." Not sure who advised MS Word to turn two dashes into an en dash, ever, but it's not correct. Whether an em dash has spaces around it is a matter of style.
- amanzi 7y agoWord will only change it if you've used two hyphens, it won't autocorrect the examples you have.
- distant_hat 7y agoMS has never worried about correctness :)
- divbzero 7y agoOn macOS ⌥- = en dash ⇧⌥- = em dash where ⇧ = shift ⌥ = option - = hyphen
- JdeBP 7y agoNow those are the symbols that I find myself going to a WWW page to copy and paste. Fortunately, it's my WWW page. * http://jdebp.uk./FGA/iso-9995-7-symbols.html http://jdebp.uk./FGA/iso-9995-7-symbols.html