Oct 6, 2010 · For this parenthetical usage, the em-dash is more common in US typography, while the en-dash is more common in UK typography. As a hyphen-replacement, functioning as a semantic …

Apr 26, 2012 · I am trying to insert the symbol in the title of the question, which I copied from a PDF article, but it appears as space in the output file. What is the corresponding LaTeX command?

Feb 28, 2019 · LuaLaTeX is not inserting em dashes unless there is space around the triple dash. It works fine when using a unicode em dash, or explicitly using the \\textemdash macro. Here is a …

Jan 31, 2019 · For those using Debian Linux with a German keyboard (I know you're out there), the “ Alt Gr ” key in conjunction with the hyphen key produces the en dash, and the “ Alt Gr ” in conjunction …

Sep 9, 2017 · I accidentally, discovered that using | in text mode produces an em dash. I did a quick search, but I could not find a reference where this is noted. I wonder if there is any difference …

15 All over the internet, there's this question on how to make LaTeX do the en-dash and em-dash. I have the opposite problem. I have some text from which I am generating HTML and LaTeX outputs. …

Oct 4, 2022 · I have noticed that the length of an em dash is not always uniform, depending upon the font being used. Consider the following code which defines an em dash: \\documentclass{book} …

Feb 25, 2026 · How can I replace the standard em dash used for repeated author names in the bibliography with an en dash instead? Here is my example: \documentclass {scrbook} \usepackage …

Oct 10, 2018 · Due to historical reasons, the Western em dash and the half of the Chinese em dash share the same unicode U+2014, but their lengths and vertical positions are usually different. The …

Mar 7, 2015 · I am using XeLaTeX. My goal is to display a Unicode em dash in my PDF file. The \\dash will not compile, below: it says ! Undefined control sequence. Here is the minimal (non)-working …