soft hyphens

A form of soft hyphen — A generally invisible text character marking a point where hyphenation can occur without forcing a line break in an inconvenient place if the text is later reflowed.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of soft hyphen
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APA

soft hyphens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20hyphens

MLA

“soft hyphens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20hyphens. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft hyphens,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20hyphens.

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