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> It shot up in 2018 for some reason Probably some autocomplete related software release.

• JimDabell 1y ago
  iOS 11, released in September 2017, added the Smart Punctuation feature, which included turning a double hyphen into an em dash: https://daringfireball.net/2018/02/ios_messages_smart_punctuation https://daringfireball.net/2018/02/ios_messages_smart_punctu...
  • viccis 1y ago
    I figured it was something like this but was a bit too lazy to dig through iOS release notes haha
  • binary132 1y ago
    I actually really hate the smart punctuation. If I want an ellipsis, give me the option, but don’t presume it’s what I meant to type. They look awful in many fonts, too.