The Mac keyboard doesn’t offer em and en dash symbols. Now, that doesn’t mean you can’t use them. The easiest way to type an en dash (–) or em dash (—)on a Mac is by using a simple keyboard shortcut.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An em dash in a gold frame. Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images /fotograzia/PATSTOCK It's rare that a punctuation mark ...

Just a few years ago, the em dash was an ordinary form of punctuation used by writers to emphasize, interrupt and set aside ideas. (It gets its name from typesetting, historically being the exact ...

Why this is important: Punctuation might seem negligible, but it plays a crucial role in writing tone, readability, and professionalism. For many users, such as writers, students, and professionals, ...

People are treating the presence of em dashes, especially if they're used in abundance, as one of the biggest tells if something was written by large language models. Of course, just because a piece ...