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EN DASH
Overview
Shorter than the em dash but longer than a hyphen, the en dash (–) chiefly indicates a range, as in a span of years or page numbers. It is located at U+2013 in the General Punctuation block, classified as dash punctuation, with the HTML entity –. Named for its traditional width of one en, it is used in careful typography to join related values and to connect paired terms, a role that keeps it distinct from the hyphen.
On this page
Encoding Table
| Format | Value | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+2013 | |
| decimal | 8211 | |
| htmldecimal | – | |
| htmlhex | – | |
| css | \2013 | |
| javascript | \u{2013} | |
| python | \u2013 | |
| java | \u2013 | |
| go | \u2013 | |
| ruby | \u{2013} | |
| rust | \u{2013} | |
| ccpp | \u2013 | |
| urlencoded | %E2%80%93 | |
| utf8bytes | e2 80 93 | |
| utf16bebytes | 20 13 | |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 20 13 | |
| htmlentity | – |
How to Use
HTML:
–
or
–
CSS:
content: "\2013"
JavaScript:
"\u{2013}"
Python:
"\u2013"
Properties
- Block
- General Punctuation
- Script
- Zyyy
- Category
- Dash Punctuation (Pd)
- Bidirectional
- ON
- Combining
- 0
- Mirrored
- No
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the – character (EN DASH)?
– (EN DASH) is the Unicode character U+2013.
What is the Unicode codepoint of EN DASH?
The EN DASH character (–) has codepoint U+2013.
How do I type or copy EN DASH?
Copy – directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.