Typography Colour Atlas

Dash usage

Plugin rule colour. Read the rule name as well as the dot.

Avellio notices: A hyphen or dash occurs in a context that deserves semantic and typographic review.

Example to inspect: pages 10-20

Possible editorial outcome: pages 10–20 · where the house style uses an en dash

Why review it: A range, a hyphenated word and a minus sign express different relationships.

When to keep or investigate: Identifiers, telephone numbers, negative values, paths and code must retain their meaning.

Your next step: Identify the relationship first, then choose the appropriate mark. Do not apply a global hyphen replacement.

Verify: inspect the edited text again with the intended scope and policy. Check meaning and nearby composition; a review status alone does not prove a correction.

In the plugin — Review in context: Choose a hyphen or dash according to its meaning and the text language. This recommendation does not edit text; verify context, make a deliberate change in InDesign if appropriate, then inspect again.