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I use double dash -- for long dashes.
Hmm, I don't think my iPhone has ever autocorrected it for me, at least not on Stacker News.
The ASCII hyphen is not either em nor en dash; ironically enough, by definition, both coincide with it when you consider the typical low-resolution, low-effort fixed-width fonts. The definition of the usual suspects is simply that the dash is the same width as the letter, lowercase en or lowercase em.
maybe some iPhones if you leave all the fancy spyware on
I've noticed one of my contacts use em[1], and I should bring this point up next time I have a conversation with him our of earshot of Siri; I know that he likes improving his privacy in principle, although unfortunately inertial demands of the hustle have often prevented him from digging through each new technology... it's really sickening how efficiently surveillance has been deployed with dark patterns and consent that wasn't even manufactured, but rather considered obvious[2].
sorry, I couldn't resist the pun... I could feel it creeping up as I worked my way down the comments. ↩
I have the hardest time with the stylometry data, needed for personalization of autocorrection and word suggestions; ultimately, technology should not interfere with self-expression, so it should be easier for people to express themselves using their own language quirks... although I forced myself to disable personalization in the last time that I customized a smartphone keyboard, and anyone whose read enough of my verbiage on SN and elsewhere will immediate appreciate how often I struggle against this decision. ↩
I think I've seen it as autocorrect in MS Word, maybe some iPhones if you leave all the fancy spyware on.
Personally I just use a normal dash.