# Em Dash Highlighter

> Highlight em dashes like a pro.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/em-dash-highlighter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/em-dash-highlighter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `em-dash-highlighter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lassebomh
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 0.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-04
- **First published:** 2026-04-01
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/em-dash-highlighter/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/lassebomh/emdashhighlighter](https://github.com/lassebomh/emdashhighlighter)

## Description

The em dash is the powerhouse of the written word—it adds drama, creates pause, and structures complex thoughts. Yet, in a sea of standard text, these stylistic heroes often go unnoticed.

Em Dash Highlighter transforms your browser into a precision editing suite by instantly isolating the most powerful punctuation mark in the English language. With a striking high-contrast white-on-red overlay, it eliminates visual clutter and ensures you never lose track of your narrative flow or structural pauses again.

Do you want me to tweak the tone to be even more heroic, or keep it grounded in that "productivity tool" vibe?

## Rankings

- #68,358 — Overall
- #137 — highlighter

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/em-dash-highlighter)