Apr 26, 2012 · Just came here for an answer, since the em dash looked like a space in the PDF previewer I was using. Turns out the font just had a very thin line for a dash. I embiggened the previewer, and voila!--there were the em dashes! In case someone else has the same issue. –

Oct 6, 2010 · Usage of the em dash, since that's what dmckee's explanation doesn't tackle: it's nicest to think of the em dash as a dramatic pause in a sentence, and it need not be used parenthetically. Chicago (6.87) calls it "the most commonly used and versatile of the dashes", and lists among its uses:

Sep 9, 2017 · It places an — (em-dash) in the spot associated with |. To highlight this, consider the following example: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \showoutput | --- \end{document} \showoutput adds content to the .log that shows the construction of the output pages. The following excerpt was taken from the above example's .log:

Mar 7, 2015 · I am using XeLaTeX. My goal is to display a Unicode em dash in my PDF file. The \dash will not compile, below: it says ! Undefined control sequence. Here is the minimal (non)-working example: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \DeclareUnicodeCharacter{2014}{\dash} \begin{document} hello \dash there! \end{document}

Oct 10, 2018 · A 破折号 (pòzhéhào, Chinese em dash) is a punctuation mark used in Chinese typesetting. It has very similar usage to the Western em dash. The Chinese em dash has two important features: It occupies the same width as two ideographic characters. It aligns with the vertical center of the ideographic em‑box.

May 17, 2012 · I shouldn't use swung dash (~) at all. According to grammarbook.com, the Em Dash should be preferable for a more informal writing in English language. The Em Dash is used (among other cases) to separate phrases. In any case, I'd rather use: “Planning your video is the first step.” Christine Cloud, Producer . but this could also be chosen:

Feb 28, 2019 · LuaLaTeX is not inserting em dashes unless there is space around the triple dash. It works fine when using a unicode em dash, or explicitly using the \\textemdash macro. Here is a MWE: \\documentcl...

Jul 1, 2012 · I've noticed that en dashes and em dashes run into certain numbers and letters, and I don't believe it's standard to use spaces with these. For example, if a 'b' comes before the dash or a '6' comes after, the dash looks like it's actually touching the character unless you zoom way in.

@Karl: Wrt. 1): Even in English writing, many style guides recommend to use an en-dash surrounded by spaces in places where the (American) writer would commonly use an em-dash: [...] For example, the Canadian The Elements of Typographic Style recommends the spaced en dash – like so – and argues that the length and visual magnitude of an em ...

For a thin space is should be {167,167}, as 1000 refers to the em in the current font and the normal width of the thin space is 1/6 em. – egreg Commented Apr 17, 2013 at 10:45