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Neon
neon.com · 485 posts · 533k words · Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
51 of 52 months in that span carried a post, 1 none. 1 loaded without countable prose.
Per 1k words, 2024–now
1.42
Per 1k words, 2018–2022
0.33
Em dashes counted
718
Posts with at least one
38%
Em dashes per post
Monthly0.57
12-month average0.69
Neon, latest month in the corpusBy year
En dashes are counted alongside as a control: if em dashes climb while en dashes hold flat, that is a change in writing style rather than a change in typography.
| Year | Posts | Em dashes | Per 1k words | En per 1k | Share of posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 63 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 22% |
| 2025 | 186 | 296 | 1.47 | 2.50 | 40% |
| 2024 | 157 | 287 | 1.64 | 1.42 | 50% |
| 2023 | 61 | 55 | 0.84 | 1.21 | 16% |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 1.14 | 0.94 | 35% |