You have this whole guide to learn more about what an em dash is, when to use it, how it's different than other kinds of dashes and hyphens, and how it can add style (if it's not overused) to your writing. But maybe you're thinking, “I'm actually just here to copy paste an...
Considering how often one may have to use an em dash or even an en dash while typing, Windows certainly makes it a bit difficult. But we hope these tips helped you type an em dash without having to copy and paste it from another source, no matter what platform you're on. ...
Windows doesn't offer a quick way to make these dashes, so you'll have to add your own. You could leave your notepad open with an em dash symbol to copy and paste as needed—that's what my editor used to do when she had a PC. But text expansion apps are a better tool for the...
If you frequently use multiple devices and operating systems, remembering the various shortcuts for em dashes can be tough. You can use a site like copypastecharacter.com to copy and paste the em dash on various devices. You can also bookmark the Wikipedia page for the dash and copy and ...
The Em Dash will appear in the “Characters to copy” field. ClickCopy. Now, you can paste the Em Dash in any of your documents. 3] Use the keyboard shortcut You can also insert the Em Dash into Google Docs by using the dedicated keyboard shortcut. Press and hold the leftAltkey on...
When you start researching en dashes and em dashes, you often find this notion that they correspond to the width of n and m letters. This is an interesting theory, but sadly untrue. To be more precise, the width of an em dash is more aligned to the width of the capital H, and en...
The hyphen, em dash and en dash are everywhere, but most of us don’t know when or why to use them – and different writers use the dashes in different ways. Let’s figure this out! What do they look like? –hyphen –en dash(or ndash, en-dash or n-dash) ...