Mobile hyphen `-` doesn't work in mermaid

[Missionary]

Steps to reproduce

Source Mode

Live Preview Mode / Reading Mode

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected result

Mobile hyphen should also work in Mermaid

Actual result

Mobile hyphen doesn’t work in Mermaid

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Operating system: ios 18.0 (Apple iPhone12,1)
Obsidian version: 1.7.3 (166)
API version: v1.7.3
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: supporter
Live preview: on
Base theme: light
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 20
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 28
Plugins enabled: 17
1: Tag Wrangler v0.6.1
2: Recent Files v1.6.0
3: QuickAdd v1.11.1
4: List Callouts v1.2.9
5: Advanced URI v1.44.1
6: Copy Block Link v1.0.4
7: Commander v0.5.1
8: Checklist v2.2.13
9: Calendar v1.5.10
10: Blockquote Levels v1.1.0
11: Dataview v0.5.67
12: Excalidraw v2.5.0
13: Plugin Update Tracker v1.5.2
14: Omnivore v1.10.4
15: Admonition v10.3.2
16: Highlightr v1.2.2
17: File Explorer Note Count v1.2.2

Additional information

I did try to turn on restricted mode and tested from Macbook Pro 2019 running the latest MacOS Sequoia 15.0, but it still doesn’t work.

[ariehen]

iOS could be replacing the dash/hyphen (-) with an En dash (–) or Em dash (—) when you type the first two --.

It looks like an En dash and a dash in your iPhone screenshot ( –- ), but my eyes could be playing tricks on me.

I’d check the iOS keyboard settings to see what’s set in there.

[Missionary]

If so, can we make edit that the en or em dash also works in Mermaid ?
It would be useful to use Mermaid on iPhone as well.

[Pch]

From my quick tests, it works without issues if you toggle off the keyboard setting Intelligent punctuation (or similar … Sorry, my phone isn’t in English) in iPhone's settings > General > Keyboards

…or, if you write the mermaid code block somewhat in reverse by typing first --> within the code block and then add what’s you need around the -->

[WhiteNoise]

THanks ariehen and Pch for understanding what was going on!

[Missionary]

Thanks! Smart Punctuation is not that smart at all :))