Em Dashes in org-mode and the Nuances of Abbrev: https://taonaw.com/2026/08/02/em-dashes-in-orgmode-and.html
After last week’s em dash confession, I wanted those in Emacs org-mode, naturally. One keybind, I thought. It would be simple, I thought. One week later, after spending quality time with abbrev-mode, I finally got my damn em dashes. Here’s the over-complicated why and the over-simplified how.
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