Comment on I don't write code anymore – I sculpt itparentComments−lombasihir7moi was always curious how these em dashes were written? like in my keyboard i dont see the symbol, is there any shortcut?−megous7moSome markdown-like static blog generators just replace -- with emdash.I used one such in the past, written in PHP by someone who was keen on proper typography.−furyofantares7moOn macOS, option plus hyphen gives an em-dash. Also if you're on macOS you should try some other keyboard keys too with option.−frizlab7moI believe em-dash are made using shift-option-dash. AFAIK option-dash gives an en-dash.−furyofantares7moYeah that's right, thanks.−xigoi7moOn Linux, it’s [Compose]--- (or [Compose]--. for an en dash)
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i was always curious how these em dashes were written? like in my keyboard i dont see the symbol, is there any shortcut?
Some markdown-like static blog generators just replace -- with emdash.
I used one such in the past, written in PHP by someone who was keen on proper typography.
On macOS, option plus hyphen gives an em-dash. Also if you're on macOS you should try some other keyboard keys too with option.
I believe em-dash are made using shift-option-dash. AFAIK option-dash gives an en-dash.
Yeah that's right, thanks.
On Linux, it’s [Compose]--- (or [Compose]--. for an en dash)