Dash Highlighter

by alistairchristie@gmail.com · Developer Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Highlights en dashes and em dashes on web pages

Users

−3 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#186K

#156K among extensions

Version

1.0

updated 12 Jul 2025

Users

monthly, 15 months

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 11 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 15 months

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Dash Highlighter

A Chrome extension that highlights en dashes (–) and em dashes (—) on web pages to make them more visible. Highly configurable with support for custom colors, fonts, and URL patterns. Features: - 🔍 Automatically detects en dashes and em dashes on web pages. - 🎨 Configurable highlighting colors for both dash types. - 🔤 Customizable fonts for highlighted dashes. - ⚙️ Toggle highlighting on/off for each dash type. - 🌐 URL pattern matching - choose which sites the extension runs on. - ⚡ Works on dynamically loaded content (AJAX/SPA sites). - 🎯 Real-time settings updates - no need to reload pages.