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jml78 | 5 months ago

Yep, I am 46 and never knew the name of it until AI . Never used them

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brookst|5 months ago

Anyone working on HTML 20 years ago was very familiar with — as a layout/typography tool. I think I used them before that but learned the name from typing it so much.

JKCalhoun|5 months ago

Maybe the only cool thing to come out of this kooky obsession then: people are learning more about the wider world of punctuation.

I just thought it was cool when I learned that there were glyphs with names that indicated how wide they were.

And I believe the letter "x" is the standard for determining font height? Someone can correct me.

fortyseven|5 months ago

I'm 49 and they're my bread and butter. Em-dashes Army unite!!

ynniv|5 months ago

surrounded by spaces... right?