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.Ss Dashes and Hyphens |
.Ss Dashes and Hyphens |
In typography there are different types of dashes of various width: |
In typography there are different types of dashes of various width: |
the hyphen (-), |
the hyphen (-), |
the minus sign (\(mi), |
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the en-dash (\(en), |
the en-dash (\(en), |
and the em-dash (\(em). |
the em-dash (\(em), |
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and the mathematical minus sign (\(mi). |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Hyphens are used for adjectives; |
Hyphens are used for adjectives; |
to separate the two parts of a compound word; |
to separate the two parts of a compound word; |
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lorry-driver |
lorry-driver |
.Ed |
.Ed |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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The en-dash is used to separate the two elements of a range, |
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or can be used the same way as an em-dash. |
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It should be written as |
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.Sq \e(en : |
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.Bd -unfilled -offset indent |
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pp. 95\e(en97. |
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Go away \e(en or else! |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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The em-dash can be used to show an interruption |
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or can be used the same way as colons, semi-colons, or parentheses. |
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It should be written as |
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.Sq \e(em : |
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.Bd -unfilled -offset indent |
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Three things \e(em apples, oranges, and bananas. |
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This is not that \e(em rather, this is that. |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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In |
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.Xr roff 7 |
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documents, the minus sign is normally written as |
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.Sq \e- . |
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In manual pages, some style guides recommend to also use |
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.Sq \e- |
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if an ASCII 0x2d |
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.Dq hyphen-minus |
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output glyph that can be copied and pasted is desired in output modes |
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supporting it, for example in |
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.Fl T Cm utf8 |
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and |
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.Fl T Cm html . |
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But currently, no practically relevant manual page formatter actually |
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requires that subtlety, so in manual pages just write plain |
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.Sq - |
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to represent hyphen, minus, and hyphen-minus. |
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.Pp |
If a word on a text input line contains a hyphen, a formatter may decide |
If a word on a text input line contains a hyphen, a formatter may decide |
to insert an output line break after the hyphen if that helps filling |
to insert an output line break after the hyphen if that helps filling |
the current output line, but the whole word would overflow the line. |
the current output line, but the whole word would overflow the line. |
Line 99 Such automatic hyphenation is not supported by |
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Line 135 Such automatic hyphenation is not supported by |
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.Xr mandoc 1 , |
.Xr mandoc 1 , |
which only breaks the line at whitespace, and inside words only |
which only breaks the line at whitespace, and inside words only |
after existing hyphens. |
after existing hyphens. |
.Pp |
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The mathematical minus sign is used for negative numbers or subtraction. |
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It should be written as |
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.Sq \e(mi : |
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.Bd -unfilled -offset indent |
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a = 3 \e(mi 1; |
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b = \e(mi2; |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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The en-dash is used to separate the two elements of a range, |
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or can be used the same way as an em-dash. |
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It should be written as |
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.Sq \e(en : |
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.Bd -unfilled -offset indent |
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pp. 95\e(en97. |
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Go away \e(en or else! |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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The em-dash can be used to show an interruption |
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or can be used the same way as colons, semi-colons, or parentheses. |
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It should be written as |
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.Sq \e(em : |
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.Bd -unfilled -offset indent |
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Three things \e(em apples, oranges, and bananas. |
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This is not that \e(em rather, this is that. |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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Note: |
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hyphens, minus signs, and en-dashes look identical under normal ASCII output. |
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Other formats, such as PostScript, render them correctly, |
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with differing widths. |
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.Ss Spaces |
.Ss Spaces |
To separate words in normal text, for indenting and alignment |
To separate words in normal text, for indenting and alignment |
in literal context, and when none of the following special cases apply, |
in literal context, and when none of the following special cases apply, |
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.It \e(rq Ta \(rq Ta right double-quote |
.It \e(rq Ta \(rq Ta right double-quote |
.It \e(oq Ta \(oq Ta left single-quote |
.It \e(oq Ta \(oq Ta left single-quote |
.It \e(cq Ta \(cq Ta right single-quote |
.It \e(cq Ta \(cq Ta right single-quote |
.It \e(aq Ta \(aq Ta apostrophe quote (text) |
.It \e(aq Ta \(aq Ta apostrophe quote (ASCII character) |
.It \e(dq Ta \(dq Ta double quote (text) |
.It \e(dq Ta \(dq Ta double quote (ASCII character) |
.It \e(Fo Ta \(Fo Ta left guillemet |
.It \e(Fo Ta \(Fo Ta left guillemet |
.It \e(Fc Ta \(Fc Ta right guillemet |
.It \e(Fc Ta \(Fc Ta right guillemet |
.It \e(fo Ta \(fo Ta left single guillemet |
.It \e(fo Ta \(fo Ta left single guillemet |
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.It \e(rC Ta \(rC Ta right brace |
.It \e(rC Ta \(rC Ta right brace |
.It \e(la Ta \(la Ta left angle |
.It \e(la Ta \(la Ta left angle |
.It \e(ra Ta \(ra Ta right angle |
.It \e(ra Ta \(ra Ta right angle |
.It \e(bv Ta \(bv Ta brace extension |
.It \e(bv Ta \(bv Ta brace extension (special font) |
.It \e[braceex] Ta \[braceex] Ta brace extension |
.It \e[braceex] Ta \[braceex] Ta brace extension |
.It \e[bracketlefttp] Ta \[bracketlefttp] Ta top-left hooked bracket |
.It \e[bracketlefttp] Ta \[bracketlefttp] Ta top-left hooked bracket |
.It \e[bracketleftbt] Ta \[bracketleftbt] Ta bottom-left hooked bracket |
.It \e[bracketleftbt] Ta \[bracketleftbt] Ta bottom-left hooked bracket |
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.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It \e(AN Ta \(AN Ta logical and |
.It \e(AN Ta \(AN Ta logical and |
.It \e(OR Ta \(OR Ta logical or |
.It \e(OR Ta \(OR Ta logical or |
.It \e(no Ta \(no Ta logical not |
.It \e[tno] Ta \[tno] Ta logical not (text font) |
.It \e[tno] Ta \[tno] Ta logical not (text) |
.It \e(no Ta \(no Ta logical not (special font) |
.It \e(te Ta \(te Ta existential quantifier |
.It \e(te Ta \(te Ta existential quantifier |
.It \e(fa Ta \(fa Ta universal quantifier |
.It \e(fa Ta \(fa Ta universal quantifier |
.It \e(st Ta \(st Ta such that |
.It \e(st Ta \(st Ta such that |
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Mathematical: |
Mathematical: |
.Bl -column "xxcoproductxx" "Rendered" "Description" -offset indent -compact |
.Bl -column "xxcoproductxx" "Rendered" "Description" -offset indent -compact |
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It \e(pl Ta \(pl Ta plus |
.It \e- Ta \- Ta minus (text font) |
.It \e(mi Ta \(mi Ta minus |
.It \e(mi Ta \(mi Ta minus (special font) |
.It \e- Ta \- Ta minus (text) |
.It + Ta + Ta plus (text font) |
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.It \e(pl Ta \(pl Ta plus (special font) |
.It \e(-+ Ta \(-+ Ta minus-plus |
.It \e(-+ Ta \(-+ Ta minus-plus |
.It \e(+- Ta \(+- Ta plus-minus |
.It \e[t+-] Ta \[t+-] Ta plus-minus (text font) |
.It \e[t+-] Ta \[t+-] Ta plus-minus (text) |
.It \e(+- Ta \(+- Ta plus-minus (special font) |
.It \e(pc Ta \(pc Ta center-dot |
.It \e(pc Ta \(pc Ta center-dot |
.It \e(mu Ta \(mu Ta multiply |
.It \e[tmu] Ta \[tmu] Ta multiply (text font) |
.It \e[tmu] Ta \[tmu] Ta multiply (text) |
.It \e(mu Ta \(mu Ta multiply (special font) |
.It \e(c* Ta \(c* Ta circle-multiply |
.It \e(c* Ta \(c* Ta circle-multiply |
.It \e(c+ Ta \(c+ Ta circle-plus |
.It \e(c+ Ta \(c+ Ta circle-plus |
.It \e(di Ta \(di Ta divide |
.It \e[tdi] Ta \[tdi] Ta divide (text font) |
.It \e[tdi] Ta \[tdi] Ta divide (text) |
.It \e(di Ta \(di Ta divide (special font) |
.It \e(f/ Ta \(f/ Ta fraction |
.It \e(f/ Ta \(f/ Ta fraction |
.It \e(** Ta \(** Ta asterisk |
.It \e(** Ta \(** Ta asterisk |
.It \e(<= Ta \(<= Ta less-than-equal |
.It \e(<= Ta \(<= Ta less-than-equal |
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.It \e(ao Ta \(ao Ta ring |
.It \e(ao Ta \(ao Ta ring |
.It \e(a\(ti Ta \(a~ Ta tilde |
.It \e(a\(ti Ta \(a~ Ta tilde |
.It \e(ho Ta \(ho Ta ogonek |
.It \e(ho Ta \(ho Ta ogonek |
.It \e(ha Ta \(ha Ta hat (text) |
.It \e(ha Ta \(ha Ta hat (ASCII character) |
.It \e(ti Ta \(ti Ta tilde (text) |
.It \e(ti Ta \(ti Ta tilde (ASCII character) |
.El |
.El |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Accented letters: |
Accented letters: |