diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 56efb68..b010cab 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pairing with smart people at Hashrocket. For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://tinyletter.com/jbranchaud). -_988 TILs and counting..._ +_989 TILs and counting..._ --- @@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ _988 TILs and counting..._ - [Gesture For Viewing All Windows Of Current App](mac/gesture-for-viewing-all-windows-of-current-app.md) - [Insert A Non-Breaking Space Character](mac/insert-a-non-breaking-space-character.md) - [List All The Say Voices](mac/list-all-the-say-voices.md) +- [Quickly Type En Dashes And Em Dashes](mac/quickly-type-en-dashes-and-em-dashes.md) - [Require Additional JS Libraries In Postman](mac/require-additional-js-libraries-in-postman.md) - [Resize App Windows With AppleScript](mac/resize-app-windows-with-applescript.md) - [Resizing Both Corners Of A Window](mac/resizing-both-corners-of-a-window.md) diff --git a/mac/quickly-type-en-dashes-and-em-dashes.md b/mac/quickly-type-en-dashes-and-em-dashes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e2a7046 --- /dev/null +++ b/mac/quickly-type-en-dashes-and-em-dashes.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Quickly Type En Dashes And Em Dashes + +To type a hyphen, you hit the key right next to the zero: `-`. But what about +if you need the similar looking en dash and em dash? + +Some programs have text areas that will automatically convert two consecutive +dashes into an em dash. + +There is a more reliable method that can get you both: these two keybindings +which are a variation of the `-` key itself. + +* `Option -` will produce an en dash (–), named that because it is typically + the width of the n character. + +* `Option Shift -` will produce an em dash (—), named that because it is + typically the width of the m character. + +The en dash seems to be the less familiar of the two. For more details on when +to use that, [check out this excerpt from Dreyer's +English](https://twitter.com/jbrancha/status/1344345683294380035). + +h/t [Shawn Wang (@swyx)](https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1344127570753646593?s=20)