Command/-

\-

Syntax

\-

Description

Indicate an optional hyphenation point in a word.

Example

\setuppapersize[A10]
\setupwhitespace[big]
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

super\-cali\-fragi\-lis\-tic\-ex\-piali\-do\-cious

See also

• Hyphenation
• \hyphenation to define the hyphenation of a specific word
• \startexceptions to define language-specific hyphenations
• \- to define an ad-hoc breakpoint
• \unhyphenated to prevent hyphenation
• \doublehyphendemerits to penalize hyphenation on consecutive lines
• \setupalign justification parameters to tweak the auto-hyphenation algorithm
• \definebreakpoints to initialize a breakpoint set
• \definebreakpoint to add to a breakpoint set
• \setbreakpoints to activate a breakpoint set
• \language to activate a language's settings, including hyphenation
• Wrapping

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