Short dashes ( – ) are more commonly called "en" dashes, because they are the length of the letter "n" and often combine numbers. Short dashes often replace hyphens to prevent confusion and have the ...

Some people are only just learning about the em dash, or so it seems, as written content faces a new wave of ChatGPT-generated accusations – all thanks to the versatile punctuation mark. Tweets, blogs ...

For consistency in University writing do not include spaces. An em dash is the width of the letter "m" in the font and type size being used, and should never be used in place of an en dash or hyphen.