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Hyphens and Dashes: updated em-dash and minus sign

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This page is dedicated to being a brief explanation of ASCII vs Unicode punctuation and even how to type them.

==Hyphens and Dashes==
* '''Hyphen''' (-)
:* The standard ASCII hyphen. Safe for all Conservapedia pages and required for [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]].

* '''En-dash''' (–)
:* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an en-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software.
:* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0150''', or use the [[Character Map]]
:* ''Mac:'' Hold '''Option''' + '''Hyphen'''
:* ''Linux:'' Press '''Compose key''' then '''-''' then '''-'''
:* ''HTML/MediaWiki:'' Type '''–'''
:* The en-dash is a Unicode character used for ranges (e.g., 1914–1918). It must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages.

* '''Em-dash''' (—)
:* A longer Unicode dash used for breaks in thought. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages.

* '''Minus sign''' (−)
:* A mathematical Unicode minus symbol. Visually similar to a hyphen but distinct. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages.

==Quotation Marks==
* Straight quotes (" ")
* Smart quotes (“ ”)

==Apostrophes==
* Straight apostrophe (')
* Typographic apostrophe (’)

==Ellipsis==
* Three periods (...)
* Unicode ellipsis (…)

==Other Unicode Pitfalls==
* Non‑breaking space
* Curly brackets
* Long arrows
* Mathematical symbols

==ASCII‑Only Requirement==
Explanation of why OS Project pages must use ASCII.

==How to Check for Unicode==
Tips for editors.

==See Also==
Links to OS Project Style Guide, Internal Links, etc.

[[Category:Style Guides]]
[[Category:Conservapedia Formatting]]

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 ==Hyphens and Dashes==
-* '''Hyphen''' (-)
+====Hyphen (-)====
 :* The standard ASCII hyphen. Safe for all Conservapedia pages and required for [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]].
-* '''En-dash''' (–)
+====En-dash (–)====
 :* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an en-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software.
 :* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0150''', or use the [[Character Map]].
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 :* The en-dash is a Unicode character used for ranges (e.g., 1914–1918). It must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages.
-* '''Em-dash''' (—)
+====Em-dash (—)====
 :* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an em-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software.
 :* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0151''', or use the [[Character Map]].
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 :* The em-dash is a long Unicode character used for strong breaks in thought. It must **not** be used in Original Source Project pages. Use the ASCII hyphen (-) instead.
+====Minus sign (−)====
 :* A mathematical Unicode minus symbol. '''To the eye the minus sign is visually similar to a hyphen but is distinctly different'''. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages as it will create a different system in the page name convensions.

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 * '''En-dash''' (–)
 :* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an en-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software.
-:* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0150''', or use the [[Character Map]]
+:* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0150''', or use the [[Character Map]].
 :* ''Mac:'' Hold '''Option''' + '''Hyphen'''
 :* ''Linux:'' Press '''Compose key''' then '''-''' then '''-'''
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 * '''Em-dash''' (—)
-:* A longer Unicode dash used for breaks in thought. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages.
+:* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an em-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software.
 * '''Minus sign''' (−)
-:* A mathematical Unicode minus symbol. Visually similar to a hyphen but distinct. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages.
+:* A mathematical Unicode minus symbol. '''To the eye the minus sign is visually similar to a hyphen but is distinctly different'''. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages as it will create a different system in the page name convensions.
 ==Quotation Marks==