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\begin{longtable}{@{}llp{7.8cm}@{}}
\toprule
Code & Character & Usage \\
Code & Character & Usage \\
\midrule
\code{latex}{-} & Hyphen & a small-sized stroke \\
\code{latex}{--} & En dash & a range mark (8\,--\,10\,am) or an interruptor at sentence level – the latter surrounded by spaces and used in most European languages (including British English) \\
\code{latex}{---} & Em dash & an interrupter at sentence level\,---\,mostly used in American English and without or with thin spaces \\
\code{latex}{-} & Hyphen & a small-sized stroke \\
\code{latex}{-{}-} & En dash & a range mark (8\,--\,10\,am) or an interruptor at sentence level – the latter surrounded by spaces and used in most European languages (including British English) \\
\code{latex}{-{}-{}-} & Em dash & an interrupter at sentence level\,---\,mostly used in American English and without or with thin spaces \\
\bottomrule
\caption{Hyphens and dashes in \LaTeX}
\label{tbl:bars}
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In most places, \LaTeX{} does the hyphenation automatically if we are using the correct \texttt{babel} configuration.\footnote{c.\,f. \cref{sec:language}.}
In case something goes wrong, we can intervene using the codes from \cref{tbl:separators}:\footnote{Those also require the \texttt{babel} package.}
\begin{longtable}{@{}lp{11cm}@{}}
\setlength\LTleft{-2cm}
\begin{longtable}{@{}lp{8cm}p{3cm}p{3cm}@{}}
\toprule
Code & Explanation \\
Code & Explanation & English example & German example \\
\midrule
\endhead
\code{latex}{\textbackslash -} & Exclusive hyphenation: The word may only be hyphenated at this position (can also be used multiple times within one word\,---\,all of those positions are then allowed). \\
\code{latex}{"-} & Additional hyphenation: The word may be hyphenated here, as well as at the default positions. \\
\code{latex}{-} & Exclusive hyphen: Is only used for compound words and prevents the automatic hyphenation for the rest of the word (which is typographically desirable). \\
\code{latex}{"=} & Non-exclusive hyphen: Is used for long compound words when the text wrapping would not work without additional automatic hyphenation. \\
\code{latex}{""} & Cut-off point without a hyphen: Allows something like a \acro{url} to wrap without inserting a potentially misleading hyphen. \\
\code{latex}{"~} & Non-wrapping hyphen: Keeps the hyphen together with the following word, very useful in German: \foreignlanguage{ngerman}{\emph{Vorlesungszeit und "~raum}} \\
\code{latex}{\textbackslash -} & Exclusive hyphenation: The word may only be hyphenated at this position (can also be used multiple times within one word\,---\,all of those positions are then allowed). & & $\qquad\qquad\qquad$~Vers\-endung, Ver\-sendung \\
\code{latex}{"-} & Additional hyphenation: The word may be hyphenated here, as well as at the default positions. & & $\qquad\quad$~Mecklen- burg-Vorpommern \\
\code{latex}{-} & Exclusive hyphen: Is only used for compound words and prevents the automatic hyphenation for the rest of the word (which is typographically desirable). & $\qquad\qquad\quad$~stand-by & Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt \\
\code{latex}{"=} & Non-exclusive hyphen: Is used for long compound words when the text wrapping would not work without additional automatic hyphenation. & & $\qquad\qquad$~Sonnen-auf- und -untergang \\
\code{latex}{""} & Cut-off point without a hyphen: Allows something like a \acro{url} to wrap without inserting a potentially misleading hyphen. Also useful in combination with parentheses. & $\qquad\qquad$~(sub-) module & $\qquad\qquad$~(Teil-) Prüfung \\
\code{latex}{"~} & Non-wrapping hyphen: Keeps the hyphen together with the following word, very useful for suspended hyphens when parts of compound words are omitted. & high-quality and \mbox{-priced products} & von Satzanfang bis \mbox{-ende} \\ % cannot be reproduced without german babel
\bottomrule
\caption{Exceptions for hyphenation}
\label{tbl:separators}