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| == Hyphens and dashes == | |||
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| Everything you need to know about hyphens - and dashes: endashes – and emdashes — in one easy lesson. | Everything you need to know about hyphens - and dashes: endashes – and emdashes — in one easy lesson. | ||
| '''Hyphens''' are used in many ways on Misplaced Pages. They are the only short, horizontal dashlike character available on most keyboards, and are used as hyphens, minus signs, and dashes |
'''Hyphens''' are used in many ways on Misplaced Pages; see ]. They are the only short, horizontal dashlike character available on most keyboards, and are used as hyphens, minus signs, and dashes, both endash and emdash. For clarity, negative numbers are entered using an endash in newspapers, instead of a minus sign or a hyphen. This is not done in Misplaced Pages. Often a hyphen is used for a minus sign, other than in math formulas, where it is styled as an endash or emdash. | ||
| In hyphenated names, such as ], a hyphen is used, as is the case in many other proper nouns, such as ], |
In hyphenated names, such as ], a hyphen is used, as is the case in many other proper nouns, such as ], but not ]. This follows Misplaced Pages style guidelines. | ||
| There are actually eight different horizontal dashlike characters of varying lengths that can be used |
There are actually eight different horizontal dashlike characters of varying lengths that can be used. Misplaced Pages only uses four: the hyphen, the minus sign, the endash, and the emdash. | ||
| # - is a hyphen-minus (ASCII keyboard or 002D) - | # - is a hyphen-minus (ASCII keyboard or Unicode 002D) - | ||
| # ‐ is a hyphen (2010) | # ‐ is a hyphen (Unicode 2010) | ||
| # ⁃ is a hyphen bullet (2043)—it's probably not a good idea to use hyphen bullets for a list such as this one! | # ⁃ is a hyphen bullet (Unicode 2043)—it's probably not a good idea to use hyphen bullets for a list such as this one! | ||
| # − is a minus (2212)—this can also be entered from the '' |
# − is a minus (Unicode 2212)—this can also be entered from the ''Special characters: Symbols'' bar, it's between the ± and × | ||
| # ‒ is a figure dash (2012) | # ‒ is a figure dash (Unicode 2012) | ||
| # – is an endash (Unicode 2013)—this can also be entered from the ''Special characters: Symbols'' bar, it's between the m³ and — | |||
| # – is an en dash (2013) | |||
| # — is an emdash (Unicode 2014)—this can also be entered from the ''Special characters: Symbols'' bar, it's between the – and … | |||
| # — is an em dash (2014) | |||
| # ― is a horizontal bar (2015) | # ― is a horizontal bar (Unicode 2015) | ||
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| '''Endashes''' are slightly longer than hyphens and are used in date ranges and to join two names in a phrase, such as 1849–63, or the Michelson–Morley experiment, or to separate phrases – in a sentence. |
'''Endashes''' are slightly longer than hyphens and are used in date ranges and to join two names in a phrase, such as 1849–63, or the Michelson–Morley experiment, or to separate phrases – in a sentence. See ]. | ||
| '''Emdashes''' are even longer, and are used to set aside a phrase—like this—in a sentence. |
'''Emdashes''' are even longer, and are used to set aside a phrase—like this—in a sentence. See ]. A spaced hyphen - like this - can substitute for an emdash. | ||
| '''Minus signs''' are also available for negative numbers such as −4, but hyphens are routinely used instead. See ]. | |||
| '''Minus signs''' are also available, for negative numbers, such as −4, but hyphens can be ubiquitously used instead. In fact, hyphens can be used for all of the above, and if there is one one a page, need not be corrected unless the page reaches FA or FAC status. If there are two, and one is correctly used as an endash or emdash and the other a hyphen where an endash or emdash is correct, the hyphen should be changed to the correct punctuation. If there are more than two then they should be changed to be either all hyphens or all correct, whichever anyone chooses, but if they are all hyphens, no change should be made until the page reaches FA or FAC status, because there are far more important changes to make to a GA page than to change a hyphen or two to an endash or emdash. | |||
| Hyphens can be used initially for all of the above, although any editor is welcome to later replace them with the more precise form. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Everything you need to know about hyphens - and dashes: endashes – and emdashes — in one easy lesson.
Hyphens are used in many ways on Misplaced Pages; see MOS:HYPHEN. They are the only short, horizontal dashlike character available on most keyboards, and are used as hyphens, minus signs, and dashes, both endash and emdash. For clarity, negative numbers are entered using an endash in newspapers, instead of a minus sign or a hyphen. This is not done in Misplaced Pages. Often a hyphen is used for a minus sign, other than in math formulas, where it is styled as an endash or emdash.
In hyphenated names, such as Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a hyphen is used, as is the case in many other proper nouns, such as Mexican-American War, but not Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. This follows Misplaced Pages style guidelines.
There are actually eight different horizontal dashlike characters of varying lengths that can be used. Misplaced Pages only uses four: the hyphen, the minus sign, the endash, and the emdash.
- - is a hyphen-minus (ASCII keyboard or Unicode 002D) -
- ‐ is a hyphen (Unicode 2010)
- ⁃ is a hyphen bullet (Unicode 2043)—it's probably not a good idea to use hyphen bullets for a list such as this one!
- − is a minus (Unicode 2212)—this can also be entered from the Special characters: Symbols bar, it's between the ± and ×
- ‒ is a figure dash (Unicode 2012)
- – is an endash (Unicode 2013)—this can also be entered from the Special characters: Symbols bar, it's between the m³ and —
- — is an emdash (Unicode 2014)—this can also be entered from the Special characters: Symbols bar, it's between the – and …
- ― is a horizontal bar (Unicode 2015)
Endashes are slightly longer than hyphens and are used in date ranges and to join two names in a phrase, such as 1849–63, or the Michelson–Morley experiment, or to separate phrases – in a sentence. See MOS:ENDASH.
Emdashes are even longer, and are used to set aside a phrase—like this—in a sentence. See MOS:EMDASH. A spaced hyphen - like this - can substitute for an emdash.
Minus signs are also available for negative numbers such as −4, but hyphens are routinely used instead. See Misplaced Pages:Manual of Style#Common mathematical symbols.
Hyphens can be used initially for all of the above, although any editor is welcome to later replace them with the more precise form.