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The so-called "em dash" (kind of like a very long hyphen) is normally automatically created in some word processing software (such as Microsoft Word®). If this option is unavailable to you, you can hold the alt key and type 0151 on your number keypad and then release the alt key.

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Q: Do you make a dash by typing two hyphens with 1 space before and after each hyphen?
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