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| -rw-r--r-- | mandoc_char.7 | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/mandoc_char.7 b/mandoc_char.7 index 20334351..2c626f48 100644 --- a/mandoc_char.7 +++ b/mandoc_char.7 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ names; instead, provide ASCII transcriptions of the names. .Ss Dashes and Hyphens In typography there are different types of dashes of various width: the hyphen (-), -the minus sign (\-), +the minus sign (\(mi), the en-dash (\(en), and the em-dash (\(em). .Pp @@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ lorry-driver .Pp The mathematical minus sign is used for negative numbers or subtraction. It should be written as -.Sq \e- : +.Sq \e(mi : .Bd -unfilled -offset indent -a = 3 \e- 1; -b = \e-2; +a = 3 \e(mi 1; +b = \e(mi2; .Ed .Pp The en-dash is used to separate the two elements of a range, @@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ In .Fl T Ns Cm ascii , the \e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product], -\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(\-h, and \e(a. special characters render +\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(-h, and \e(a. special characters render differently between mandoc and groff. .It In |