no-em-dash
Flags em dashes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kind | Hard rule |
| Engine | phrase |
| Tier | static |
| Severity | error |
| Intent | style |
| Scope | text |
Why
Use commas, parentheses, or a new sentence instead of an em dash.
Examples
Flagged
The court—wisely—paused.
Better
The court wisely paused.
Turning it off
lawlint --disable no-em-dash draft.mdOr durably, in .lawlint/config.json — see Configuration.