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This template converts a sequence separated by commas and spaces into one separated by dashes.
Parameters
{{{1}}}- Accepts one unnamed parameter, which is the list to be converted.
s- Specifies what space to be used. Can be set to the standard space, thin space, or hair ("extra thin") space.
d- Specifies what dash to use, with options for short, medium, and long dashes, plus left and right arrows.
d2- Second dash separator for bidirectional lists.
Usage
The list to be converted is passed as one unnamed argument, using a comma and one or more spaces (, ) as the separator.
To adjust spacing between list elements and dashes, use the spaces parameter (defaults to the regular space character).
| You pass | You get |
|---|---|
s=
|
Regular space |
s=space
| |
s=thin
|
Thin space (U+2009 THIN SPACE) |
s=hair
|
Hair space (U+200A HAIR SPACE) |
s=nbsp
|
Non-breaking space (U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE) |
s=nnbsp
|
Non-breaking space (U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE) |
The dash used can be the regular hyphen-minus, an em dash, or an en dash. This is done with the sep parameter.
| You pass | You get |
|---|---|
d=
|
Regular hyphen (U+002D - HYPHEN-MINUS) |
d=short
| |
d=long
|
Em dash (U+2014 — EM DASH) |
d=med
|
En dash (U+2013 – EN DASH) |
d=larr
|
Left arrow (U+2190 ← LEFTWARDS ARROW) |
d=rarr
|
Right arrow (U+2192 → RIGHTWARDS ARROW) |
Examples
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=space|d=long}}
|
A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=thin|d=long}}
|
A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=hair|d=long}}
|
A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=space|d=med}}
|
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=thin|d=med}}
|
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=hair|d=med}}
|
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=space|d=}}
|
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=thin|d=}}
|
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H |
{{dash|A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H|s=hair|d=}}
|
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H |
{{dash|F, C, G, D, A,, E,, B|s=hair|d=larr|d2=rarr}}
|
F ← C ← G ← D ← A → E → B |