heute Dash Usage Timeline

Tracking dash usage patterns over time as an indicator of editorial changes

Em-dash: — (U+2014) - Long dash

En-dash: – (U+2013) - Medium dash

Analysis Period: 2021 - 2025

Hypothesis: A shift toward higher intensity suggests adoption of LLM-assisted writing (ChatGPT: Nov 2022).

Distribution Evolution: How Dash Usage Shifted

Percentage of articles in each dash intensity category per year

Reading this chart: A shift from green (None/Low) to red (High/Very High) indicates increased dash usage intensity.

Dash Intensity by Category

Average en-dashes per article for each category over time (sorted by biggest change). Missing bars indicate category had fewer than 5 articles that year.

Klimaschutz

+3.96

Average Intensity

Distribution

Life

+2.21

Average Intensity

Distribution

Wien

+2.02

Average Intensity

Distribution

Tiere

-1.77

Average Intensity

Distribution

Community

+1.62

Average Intensity

Distribution

Unterhaltung

+1.18

Average Intensity

Distribution

Österreich

+1.16

Average Intensity

Distribution

Sport

+1.05

Average Intensity

Distribution

Nachrichten

+0.89

Average Intensity

Distribution

Startseite

+0.32

Average Intensity

Distribution

Wetter

+0.12

Average Intensity

Distribution

Coronavirus

-0.08

Average Intensity

Distribution

Yearly Statistics

Year	Articles	Avg En-Dash	% with En-Dash	Change vs Prev
2021	3877	0.68	32.0%	—
2022	4030	0.83	37.5%	+0.14 (+21%)
2023	3029	0.88	38.8%	+0.05 (+6%)
2024	4316	1.03	45.4%	+0.16 (+18%)
2025	5283	1.96	66.0%	+0.93 (+89%)

All Categories Across Years

Average en-dashes per article by category and year (sorted by biggest increase from 2021 to 2025)

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total Change
Klimaschutz	1.11	1.07	0.68	1.79	5.07	+3.96
Life	0.71	1.17	1.30	1.41	2.92	+2.21
Wien	0.71	1.01	1.28	1.63	2.73	+2.02
Community	—	—	0.63	1.03	1.62	+1.62
Tiere	—	—	0.27	0.65	1.23	+1.23
Unterhaltung	0.73	0.75	0.61	0.93	1.90	+1.18
Österreich	0.46	0.42	0.60	0.83	1.62	+1.16
Coronavirus	1.08	0.96	—	—	—	-1.08
Sport	0.46	0.55	0.54	0.45	1.51	+1.05
Nachrichten	0.85	1.09	0.96	1.14	1.74	+0.89
Startseite	0.90	1.34	1.64	1.61	1.23	+0.32
Wetter	0.27	0.27	0.50	0.18	0.40	+0.12

Generated on 11/2/2025, 2:28:14 AM

Data analyzed from 20,535 articles across 5 years