Re: U+2015 HORIZONTAL DASH, 2-em and 3-em dashes in the Chicago Manual of Style

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Tue Jan 26 2010 - 15:57:12 CST

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    On 26 Jan 2010, at 21:25, Rick McGowan wrote:

    > One question I have here, before we go off to suggest adding these.
    > Does anyone have evidence that 2-em and/or 3-em dash were ever
    > produced in metal (hot or cold), as distinct pieces from the 1-em
    > dash? (This is a question. I'm not stating a proposed requirement.)

    I have been working with a lot of early Carrollian material and it's
    clear that the 2-em dashes are a single piece of type. I checked this
    with a loupe on a first of "The Nursery 'Alice'".

    Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/

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