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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are three:

  • hyphen - separate parts of compound words
  • n-dash – used for ranges; often replaced by hyphens
  • m-dash — used as a replacement for parentheses or semicolons

In flat text, use two hyphens for the m-dash and one for both hyphens and n-dash.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago

I use - for all of these