1.1.3.4 Hyphen, Em Dash, Em Dash

Distinguish carefully between hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes.

• A hyphen joins words or parts of words, as in twentieth-century occultism, self-initiation, or ritual-specific instruction.
• An en dash indicates a range or connection, as in AL 1:1–3, 1904–1947, or the Crowley–Neuburg working.
• An em dash marks a stronger break in thought—like this one—or an interruption in a sentence.

Use the proper Unicode character for each mark rather than substituting one for another. In this style, do not place spaces on either side of hyphens, en dashes, or em dashes. Authors should also turn off automatic hyphenation in their word-processing software so words are not divided by soft hyphens at line endings. Line-break hyphenation belongs to the typesetting stage, not the submitted manuscript.