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From: David Russell
Date: Apr 29, 2024 8:48AM
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Hello WebAim List,
Lately, I have noticed that GMail addresses may include a soft hyphen or
dash as read by the NVDA screen reader in an email address.
Example: JoeJunior (soft hyphen) 12 at .....mail.com".
If I type Joe Junior an email, do I omit the - where indicated by the
screen reader?
The answer appears to be yes from the pasted explanation:
Featured snippet from the web
Soft hyphens, like other invisible characters, have been used to obscure
malicious domains or URLs in e-mail spam. They are also used in emails to
try to defeat spam prevention systems.
Soft hyphen - Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Thanks for your help!
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