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		gen220 on Dec 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ChatGPT Pro On my keyboard (en-us) it's ALT+"-" to get an em-dash. I use it all the time because it's the "correct" one to use, but it's often more "correct" to just rewrite the sentence in a way that doesn't call for one. :)

timwis on Dec 6, 2024 [–]

I think that’s en-dash (–, used for ranges). Em-dash (—, used mid-sentence for asides etc) is the same combo but with shift as well.

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