Is the name of the dash always the same?
It’s interesting that the ways to spell the names of the dashes are not agreed on. But, whether someone write en dash, endash, n-dash or ndash, they are always spoken the same and refer to the same thing.
Do you use hyphen to replace N Dash?
Using a typewriter, you had to use two dashes for the m-dash and ‘space-hyphen-space’ as a rough replacement for the n-dash. But in books, magazines and other ‘proper’ printing, typesetters always used the ‘proper’ dashes. The hyphen is still the only sort of dash on a normal computer keyboard.
What’s the difference between EM and en dashes?
There are two types of dash: the em dash (—) and the en dash (–). The em dash is the same length as the character “M” (uppercase), and the en dash is same length as the letter “n” (lowercase). As dashes do not feature on a standard keyboard, lots of people use hyphens instead of dashes.
When do you use dashes instead of parentheses?
A pair of em dashes can replace a pair of parentheses. Dashes are considered less formal than parentheses; they are also more intrusive. If you want to draw attention to the parenthetical content, use dashes.
When do you need to replace the dash?
The longer you have the auto, the more likely is that some of your dash components already require replacement. You use your dash each time you drive and its components can become cracked and broken over the years of use.
There are two types of dash: the em dash (—) and the en dash (–). The em dash is the same length as the character “M” (uppercase), and the en dash is same length as the letter “n” (lowercase). As dashes do not feature on a standard keyboard, lots of people use hyphens instead of dashes.
A pair of em dashes can replace a pair of parentheses. Dashes are considered less formal than parentheses; they are also more intrusive. If you want to draw attention to the parenthetical content, use dashes.
How to replace all instances of the dash in JavaScript?
You should use str = str.replace (/-/g, ‘ ‘); to replace all instances of the dash. – iagreen Jan 10 ’13 at 16:53 You need to re-assign the result of the replacement to str, to see the reflected change. The result of the replace method is a copy of stringObj after the specified replacements have been made.
