2026-10-26 21:48 UTC
For pedantry’s sake:
Two dashes – – – in Markdown is usually rendered as an en-dash – more common in British-adjacent styles and usually surrounded by spaces.
Three dashes———in Markdown is rendered as an em-dash—more commonly associated with American styles and usually (though not always) without spaces.
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@korazail@eviltoast.org 2026-10-27 11:01
Hah. Neat! For pedantry… My understanding was that en-dash was a range, and em-dash was a change in topic or a parenthetical, so I’ve been using the wrong one but for the right reason. This may be an American style distinction, though. Time to jump into a new rabbit hole.