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Old 09-09-2021, 11:15 PM   #1891
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Originally Posted by willus View Post
These hyphens are a bit "stubby" and also tilted somewhat, which is odd.
"Slanted Hyphens" are a thing, depending on the font. Going from horizontal/flat (what we all know now), to very tilted up:

Graphic Design (Stack Exchange): "Where and/or why is a slanted hyphen used?"

There's also the "Double Hyphen" which looks like an equals sign:

Wikipedia.org: "Double Hyphen"

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Originally Posted by willus View Post
FYI the current detection algorithm is looking at the graphic, not the characters. It is looking for the "shape" of a hyphen.
Fascinating stuff. Still don't know how it works its magic with the PDFs, but it works!
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