Support soft hyphens

3 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d549748..caa81ba 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 1.4.11
 
 * Read font size for runs.
+* Support soft hyphens.
 
 # 1.4.10
 
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
index e65c5b2..f0aab84 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ def _create_reader(numbering, content_types, relationships, styles, docx_file, f
         return _success(documents.text(unichr(0x2011)))
 
 
+    def soft_hyphen(element):
+        return _success(documents.text(u"\u00ad"))
+
+
     def table(element):
         properties = element.find_child_or_null("w:tblPr")
         return _ReadResult.map_results(
@@ -475,6 +479,7 @@ def _create_reader(numbering, content_types, relationships, styles, docx_file, f
         "w:instrText": read_instr_text,
         "w:tab": tab,
         "w:noBreakHyphen": no_break_hyphen,
+        "w:softHyphen": soft_hyphen,
         "w:tbl": table,
         "w:tr": table_row,
         "w:tc": table_cell,
diff --git a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
index 17d631d..c9863bf 100644
--- a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
+++ b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
@@ -539,6 +539,13 @@ def no_break_hyphen_element_is_read_as_non_breaking_hyphen_character():
 
 
 @istest
+def soft_hyphen_element_is_read_as_soft_hyphen_character():
+    element = xml_element("w:softHyphen")
+    tab = _read_and_get_document_xml_element(element)
+    assert_equal(documents.text(u"\u00ad"), tab)
+
+
+@istest
 class TableTests(object):
     @istest
     def word_table_is_read_as_document_table_element(self):