User:Omegatron/Dash syntax

Syntax

Hyphen

• text-text

En dash

• 1234-1234
• text‸-‸text

Em dash

• text--text
• text‸--‸text
• text‸---‸text

Minus sign

• -1234
• 1234‸-‸1234

Examples

• Compound words are sometimes combined into one, but sometimes remain hyphenated: foo-bar.
  • Compound words are sometimes combined into one, but sometimes hyphenated: foo-bar.
• From 1923-1945, Mr. Foo frequently patronized bars.
  • From 1923–1945, Mr. Foo frequently patronized bars.
• Foos are timid creatures -- one was found hiding underneath a bar for several years -- and should not be approached carelessly.
  • Foos are timid creatures — one was found hiding underneath a bar for several years — and should not be approached carelessly.