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HYPHEN

U+2010 Dash Punctuation (Pd) · General Punctuation · Zyyy

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Overview

‐ (HYPHEN) is the Unicode character at code point U+2010. It belongs to the General Punctuation block, in the Dash Punctuation (Pd) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+2010
decimal	8208
htmldecimal	‐
htmlhex	‐
css	\2010
javascript	\u{2010}
python	\u2010
java	\u2010
go	\u2010
ruby	\u{2010}
rust	\u{2010}
ccpp	\u2010
urlencoded	%E2%80%90
utf8bytes	e2 80 90
utf16bebytes	20 10
utf32bebytes	00 00 20 10

How to Use

HTML: ‐

CSS: content: "\2010"

JavaScript: "\u{2010}"

Python: "\u2010"

Properties

Block: General Punctuation
Script: Zyyy
Category: Dash Punctuation (Pd)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ‏ U+200F U+2011 ‑ →

Compare

‐ vs - HYPHEN-MINUS ‐ vs ‑ NON-BREAKING HYPHEN

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ‐ character (HYPHEN)?

‐ (HYPHEN) is the Unicode character U+2010.

What is the Unicode codepoint of HYPHEN?

The HYPHEN character (‐) has codepoint U+2010.

How do I type or copy HYPHEN?

Copy ‐ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.