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I upvoted solely for the use of an en dash ( – ) in the title, instead of a hyphen ( - ). Probably comes down to personal aesthetics, but I find it looks so mu

I upvoted solely for the use of an en dash ( – ) in the title, instead of a hyphen ( - ). Probably comes down to personal aesthetics, but I find it looks so much nicer! For users on Windows, I recommend setting up an AutoHotKey script to convert the string "==-" to "–", and "===-" to "—". Easy to type, very intuitive (typing more characters gives a longer-width dash), and gives your carefully crafted email missives a lingering, hard-to-describe dash of style!

jhardy54 5y ago
Alternatively: -- and ---. Some operating system (like iOS) even automatically convert to – and — for you.
forgotmypw17 5y ago
On Mac, it is Alt Minus and Alt Shift Minus
Latty 5y ago
Linux users can set up a compose key and the default is Compose, -, -, . for – (en-dash) and Compose, -, -, - for — (em-dash).
- frosted-flakes 5y ago
  WinCompose also works great on Windows. https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose
  - WorldMaker 5y ago
    Windows also has some limited built-in Compose Key/Dead Key (AltGr) support, but it's baked into the Keyboard Layout and very Keyboard Layout specific with some layouts doing a better job than others and no easy ways to copy them to other layouts. (For instance, Colemak's layout on Windows provides a handful of common punctuation/symbols: https://colemak.com/Multilingual https://colemak.com/Multilingual) WinCompose does look like an interesting general option. There's also an open issue asking about adding the idea to the applicable Windows PowerToy: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/6976 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/6976
drusepth 5y ago
Slightly harder to remember, but you can also press Alt+0150 for an en dash or Alt+0151 for an em dash. Works on any machine without any third-party software or configuration!
- whywhywhywhy 5y ago
  Can also just use Winkey + . to open the Emoji picker that has a unicode section with the – and — em if you press the Ω icon
Tistron 5y ago
I use espanso, and replicate my config between mac and win with syncthing. My system is to put every expansion pattern within colons: :y: => thumbs up emoji ::): => smiley :endash: => – :emdash: => — I don't know why I hadn't thought of using :--: and :---:, I'm setting that up now, thanks!
reikonomusha 5y ago
From a typographic standpoint, the en-dash isn’t even the right one to use. :) It’s supposed to be a connective of sorts, for ranges or directions.
- CallMeJim 5y ago
  Interesting! Is the below correct? For connecting-words, use a hyphen. For 1 – 5 ranges, use an en dash. For dramatic pauses — use an em dash.
  - aasasd 5y ago
    Yeah, afaik that's right. To my knowledge, the en dash is raised in some fonts compared to the other ones, so that it aligns better with numbers—which are usually always ‘uppercase’.
layer8 5y ago
> For users on Windows I recommend WinCompose: https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose

jhardy54 5y ago

Alternatively: -- and ---. Some operating system (like iOS) even automatically convert to – and — for you.

forgotmypw17 5y ago

On Mac, it is Alt Minus and Alt Shift Minus

Latty 5y ago

Linux users can set up a compose key and the default is Compose, -, -, . for – (en-dash) and Compose, -, -, - for — (em-dash).

frosted-flakes 5y ago
WinCompose also works great on Windows. https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose
- WorldMaker 5y ago
  Windows also has some limited built-in Compose Key/Dead Key (AltGr) support, but it's baked into the Keyboard Layout and very Keyboard Layout specific with some layouts doing a better job than others and no easy ways to copy them to other layouts. (For instance, Colemak's layout on Windows provides a handful of common punctuation/symbols: https://colemak.com/Multilingual https://colemak.com/Multilingual) WinCompose does look like an interesting general option. There's also an open issue asking about adding the idea to the applicable Windows PowerToy: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/6976 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/6976

drusepth 5y ago

Slightly harder to remember, but you can also press Alt+0150 for an en dash or Alt+0151 for an em dash. Works on any machine without any third-party software or configuration!

whywhywhywhy 5y ago
Can also just use Winkey + . to open the Emoji picker that has a unicode section with the – and — em if you press the Ω icon

Tistron 5y ago

I use espanso, and replicate my config between mac and win with syncthing. My system is to put every expansion pattern within colons: :y: => thumbs up emoji ::): => smiley :endash: => – :emdash: => — I don't know why I hadn't thought of using :--: and :---:, I'm setting that up now, thanks!

reikonomusha 5y ago

From a typographic standpoint, the en-dash isn’t even the right one to use. :) It’s supposed to be a connective of sorts, for ranges or directions.

CallMeJim 5y ago
Interesting! Is the below correct? For connecting-words, use a hyphen. For 1 – 5 ranges, use an en dash. For dramatic pauses — use an em dash.
- aasasd 5y ago
  Yeah, afaik that's right. To my knowledge, the en dash is raised in some fonts compared to the other ones, so that it aligns better with numbers—which are usually always ‘uppercase’.

layer8 5y ago

> For users on Windows I recommend WinCompose: https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose