From: Andreas Prilop (nhtcapri@rrzn-user.uni-hannover.de)
Date: Fri Jun 16 2006 - 12:01:34 CDT
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006, Adam Twardoch wrote:
> And likewise, U+2014 ("EM DASH") does not *have* to be exactly one em
> wide (em being a unit that corresponds to the nominal type size, auf
> Deutsch "Geviert").
Quite right!
But no matter how long your EM-dash will be, it should always be
longer than the EN-dash.
> As in all areas of type design, or even general
> design -- it's a good habit to follow standards unless there is a good
> reason to break them.
But you shall never produce an EM-dash that is shorter than the
EN-dash.
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