Replace em dashes and en dashes with simple hyphens for systems or style guides that require ASCII punctuation.
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Em dashes are valid punctuation, not proof that text was generated by AI. Some databases, code fields and house styles still require plain ASCII characters, so this tool provides a focused conversion.
Do not remove em dashes only to chase an AI-detector score. Replace them when readability, compatibility or an editorial rule calls for it.
The result—after review—was approved.
The result - after review - was approved.
Em dashes become spaced ASCII hyphens; en dashes used for ranges remain unspaced.
No. They are normal punctuation used by human and AI writers.
The default output uses a standard hyphen. You can review the highlighted positions before copying.
No. Existing ASCII hyphens remain unchanged.
An em dash is normal punctuation. Frequency can be a style signal, but a single character cannot identify who wrote a passage.
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