On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 02:36:09PM +1000, Michael D. Setzer II via users wrote: > The all file has 28 characters that include some strange ones. > 5 e2808b [] ZERO WIDTH SPACE (U+200B) > 1 e28092 [‒] FIGURE DASH (U+2012) > 44 e28093 [–] EN DASH (U+2013) > 2 e28094 [—] EM DASH (U+2014) > Not clear what the Zero Wicth Space is for?
Zero-width space is used to indicate a word boundary where characters might run together. It can be used in languages which do not usually have visual space between words, or if for example you have a character like - or _ which is normally considered part of a word in some system but which you want to separate. You can also use it in a website if you have a long string which you want to break _somewhere_ if it has to be wrapped to fit on screen. > The other 3 here all look the same to me?? The figure dash is the same width as a numeral in a typeface. It's what you technically should use in something like a serial number with dashes between pairings. The en dash is the width of a N character, and is used to indicate ranges (2004–2021) and some other obscure stuff. The em dash is sets off a parenthetical clause and adds emphasis. It's what people write as -- on a typewriter. -- Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> Fedora Project Leader _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
