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PJML markup: hyphens and dashes
In PJML you can easily type hyphens ‐, endashes – and emdashes — .
See also the page on soft hyphens, a way of controlling how long words are split at the end of lines.
The basics
For a hyphen type used to link words or parts of words use a single dash.
For an endash used to indicate a range of values use two dashes.
For an emdash used to set off sections of a sentence for emphasis use three dashes.
Examples
The burglar left empty-handed due to the ear-piercing alarm alarm.The burglar left empty‐handed due to the ear‐piercing alarm alarm.
There are 10--15 items left on my list and only 2--3 days to finish them.There are 10 – 15 items left on my list and only 2 – 3 days to finish them.
My mother --- a very strong-willed woman --- made it clear she had no intention of going.My mother — a very strong‐willed woman — made it clear she had no intention of going.
Details
The characters used to replace single, double and triple dashes can be configured using Intellipunct. The spacing rules used to control the use of whitespace around dashes can also be configured using Intellipunct.
Alternatives
There are no alternative ways of notating hyphens, endashes or emdashes.