Hyphen/Dash Unifier (Normalize hyphens, dashes, minus signs) | Finite Field
Normalize hyphens, dashes, minus signs, and long vowel marks based on Unicode standards. Structured data like URLs and dates is automatically protected.
Hyphens
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PENDINGDashes
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PENDINGMinus Signs
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PENDINGLong Vowel Marks
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Normalization
Data Protection
live_help Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the difference between a minus sign and a hyphen?
They serve different purposes. A minus sign is for negative numbers and subtraction, while a hyphen connects words or separates items. This tool can choose replacements by context (e.g., when a number follows like -1).
I want to keep hyphens only in phone numbers.
Turn on "Phone Numbers" protection to exclude digit-hyphen-digit patterns from conversion. Dates (YYYY-MM-DD) and URLs can be protected in the same way.
Does it handle the long vowel mark too?
Yes. The long vowel mark is a separate category you can toggle. When ON, it can unify the half-width long vowel mark (U+FF70) to the full-width long vowel mark (U+30FC), and adjust full-width hyphen-minus (U+FF0D) that appears between katakana characters.