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version 1.68, 2018/03/15 18:10:31 version 1.69, 2018/08/08 13:54:05
Line 63  names; instead, provide ASCII transcriptions of the na
Line 63  names; instead, provide ASCII transcriptions of the na
 .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),  
 the en-dash (\(en),  the en-dash (\(en),
 and the em-dash (\(em).  the em-dash (\(em),
   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;
Line 100  Such automatic hyphenation is not supported by
Line 100  Such automatic hyphenation is not supported by
 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  .Pp
 The mathematical minus sign is used for negative numbers or subtraction.  
 It should be written as  
 .Sq \e(mi :  
 .Bd -unfilled -offset indent  
 a = 3 \e(mi 1;  
 b = \e(mi2;  
 .Ed  
 .Pp  
 The en-dash is used to separate the two elements of a range,  The en-dash is used to separate the two elements of a range,
 or can be used the same way as an em-dash.  or can be used the same way as an em-dash.
 It should be written as  It should be written as
Line 126  Three things \e(em apples, oranges, and bananas.
Line 118  Three things \e(em apples, oranges, and bananas.
 This is not that \e(em rather, this is that.  This is not that \e(em rather, this is that.
 .Ed  .Ed
 .Pp  .Pp
 Note:  In
 hyphens, minus signs, and en-dashes look identical under normal ASCII output.  .Xr roff 7
 Other formats, such as PostScript, render them correctly,  documents, the minus sign is normally written as
 with differing widths.  .Sq \e- .
   In manual pages, some style guides recommend to also use
   .Sq \e-
   if an ASCII 0x2d
   .Dq hyphen-minus
   output glyph that can be copied and pasted is desired in output modes
   supporting it, for example in
   .Fl T Cm utf8
   and
   .Fl T Cm html .
   But currently, no practically relevant manual page formatter actually
   requires that subtlety, so in manual pages just write plain
   .Sq -
   to represent hyphen, minus, and hyphen-minus.
 .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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