Timeline for How do I type a hyphen in iOS 12?
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| Jun 12, 2019 at 16:12 | comment | added | Josh | Interesting that when I speak "hyphen hyphen hyphen hyphen" with smart punctuation on, I get: -—— when turned off I get: ---- | |
| Jun 12, 2019 at 15:43 | comment | added | Conor Henry | dash: – – – – – hyphen: ----- M-dash: — — — — — N-dash: – – – – – minus sign: ----- | |
| Jun 12, 2019 at 11:25 | comment | added | MrWhite | Saying "hyphen hyphen hyphen hyphen" works OK for me (UK) and inserts 4 contiguous hyphens. "Hyphen" is a common word in the UK. However, saying "dash" inserts an "EN DASH", not a "HYPHEN MINUS" and saying "dash dash dash dash" inserts "EN DASH + SPACE + EN DASH + SPACE + EN DASH + SPACE + EN DASH + SPACE" - not contiguous. (English UK) | |
| Jun 12, 2019 at 8:55 | comment | added | Conor Henry | Apparently saying “dash” also works but the behavior is a bit weirder because it has to try to determine whether you meant the word “dash” or the symbol. Idk... do they use the word hyphen in the UK? | |
| Jun 12, 2019 at 8:13 | comment | added | nekomatic | UK, with keyboard and Siri set to English (United Kingdom) and a fairly standard accent. I'll try out saying it different ways at some point when it won't make my colleagues think I'm crazy. | |
| Jun 12, 2019 at 8:07 | comment | added | Conor Henry | ----- yes it does. Where are you from? | |
| Jun 12, 2019 at 8:07 | comment | added | nekomatic |
I can I can I can I can - does this actually work for you?
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| Jun 12, 2019 at 1:37 | history | answered | Conor Henry | CC BY-SA 4.0 |