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| − | This template substitutes for the html markup sequence '''&nbsp;&ndash;''', i.e. a short dash ("–") preceded by a [[non-breaking space]]. | + | This template substitutes for the html markup sequence '''&nbsp;&ndash;''', i.e. a short dash ("–") preceded by a [[non-breaking space]]. |
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| + | == Use == | ||
| + | <code><nowiki>...blah{{ndash}} blah...</nowiki></code><br/><small>produces</small><br/>...blah{{ndash}} blah... | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
| + | Two possible uses for this template are (1) to avoid linewrap before a dash within a sentence, i.e. | ||
| + | <pre>...blah blah blah – | ||
| + | blah blah...</pre> | ||
| + | rather than | ||
| + | <pre>...blah blah blah | ||
| + | – blah blah...</pre> | ||
| + | ...and (2) as a stronger list separator than the bold middot used by the {{tn|·}} template. For something even stronger than <nowiki>{{ndash}}</nowiki>, try {{tn|mdash}}, which uses the slightly longer mdash character ("—"). | ||
Revision as of 07:42, 23 May 2007
Template:Template doc page viewed directly This template substitutes for the html markup sequence –, i.e. a short dash ("–") preceded by a non-breaking space.
Use
...blah{{ndash}} blah...
produces
...blahTemplate:Ndash blah...
Examples
Two possible uses for this template are (1) to avoid linewrap before a dash within a sentence, i.e.
...blah blah blah – blah blah...
rather than
...blah blah blah – blah blah...
...and (2) as a stronger list separator than the bold middot used by the {{·}} template. For something even stronger than {{ndash}}, try {{mdash}}, which uses the slightly longer mdash character ("—").
