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minus-squarelobut@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·6 days agoaren’t those regular dashes? em dashes seem just a bit longer
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·6 days agoN dashes. They are as wide as an n. M dashes are as wide as an m.
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 days agoIt’s a width same as point size of a font: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)
minus-squaremoriquende@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoEm means the letter M. That’s what it’s called. Historically, M in a font was equally as wide as it was tall, so it’s used to refer to the font size.
aren’t those regular dashes? em dashes seem just a bit longer
N dashes. They are as wide as an n. M dashes are as wide as an m.
But what is em?
It’s a width same as point size of a font: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)
Em means the letter M. That’s what it’s called. Historically, M in a font was equally as wide as it was tall, so it’s used to refer to the font size.