Don’t use dashes to list items. Use a bulleted list.
Hyphen (-)
Use a hyphen for compound adjectives that precede the noun they modify, and don’t use a hyphen if the adjectives follow the noun they modify. Don’t add spaces before or after the hyphen.
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- Correct
- a case-sensitive username
- the password is case sensitive
- Incorrect
- a case sensitive username
- the password is case-sensitive
Em dash ( — )
Don’t use em dashes in Drucare documentation. Keep your sentences short, and use two sentences or commas to separate breaks in thought.
En dash ( – )
Don’t use en dashes in Drucare documentation.