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| | ==Hyphens and Dashes== | | ==Hyphens and Dashes== |
| − | * '''Hyphen''' (-)
| + | ====Hyphen (-)==== |
| | :* The standard ASCII hyphen. Safe for all Conservapedia pages and required for [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]]. | | :* The standard ASCII hyphen. Safe for all Conservapedia pages and required for [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]]. |
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| − | * '''En-dash''' (–)
| + | ====En-dash (–)==== |
| | :* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an en-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software. | | :* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an en-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software. |
| | :* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0150''', or use the [[Character Map]]. | | :* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0150''', or use the [[Character Map]]. |
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| | :* The en-dash is a Unicode character used for ranges (e.g., 1914–1918). It must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages. | | :* The en-dash is a Unicode character used for ranges (e.g., 1914–1918). It must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages. |
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| − | * '''Em-dash''' (—)
| + | ====Em-dash (—)==== |
| | :* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an em-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software. | | :* ''Important:'' A user cannot type an em-dash directly on a US keyboard. It only appears through special key combinations or automatic substitution by software. |
| | :* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0151''', or use the [[Character Map]]. | | :* ''Windows:'' Hold '''ALT''' + '''0151''', or use the [[Character Map]]. |
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| | :* The em-dash is a long Unicode character used for strong breaks in thought. It must **not** be used in Original Source Project pages. Use the ASCII hyphen (-) instead. | | :* The em-dash is a long Unicode character used for strong breaks in thought. It must **not** be used in Original Source Project pages. Use the ASCII hyphen (-) instead. |
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| − | | + | ====Minus sign (−)==== |
| − | * '''Minus sign''' (−)
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| | :* A mathematical Unicode minus symbol. '''To the eye the minus sign is visually similar to a hyphen but is distinctly different'''. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages as it will create a different system in the page name convensions. | | :* A mathematical Unicode minus symbol. '''To the eye the minus sign is visually similar to a hyphen but is distinctly different'''. Must '''not''' be used in [[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] pages as it will create a different system in the page name convensions. |
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