It's small. It's flat. It's black. And according to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, its numbers are shrinking. Welcome to the world of the hyphen. Having been around since at least the birth of ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been giving this note to my editing clients: “Replace floating hyphen with proper em dash.” It comes up when I’m proofreading images, like PDFs ...

JAY-Z. JAY-hyphen-Z. What the heck was that hyphen doing in the middle of Jay Z's name?! Let's rewind. Three years ago, it became clear that the musician, whose real name is Shawn Carter ...

KitKat, the chocolate snack, used to have a hyphen between "Kit" and "Kat," so its official name was once "Kit-Kat." For instance, in late 2023, a Reddit post shared in the Mandela Effect ...

Yes, there is a difference. If you’ve ever found yourself confused about the difference between a dash and a hyphen, and when to use a hyphen, you’re far from alone. When you handwrite them ...