What is Em Dash (U+2014)?

Em Dash is the Unicode character U+2014 (decimal 8212). It belongs to the Dash Punctuation category in the block. HTML entity: —

What is En Dash (U+2013)?

En Dash is the Unicode character U+2013 (decimal 8211). It belongs to the Dash Punctuation category in the block. HTML entity: –

Hyphen-Minus is the Unicode character U+002D (decimal 45). It belongs to the Dash Punctuation category in the block. HTML entity: -

Compare the em dash, en dash, and hyphen-minus -- three commonly confused punctuation characters with distinct typographic roles.

Em Dash

U+2014

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En Dash

U+2013

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Hyphen-Minus

U+002D

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Property	Em Dash	En Dash	Hyphen-Minus
Character	—	–	-
Code Point	U+2014	U+2013	U+002D
Decimal	8212	8211	45
Unicode Name	EM DASH	EN DASH	HYPHEN-MINUS
Category	Dash Punctuation	Dash Punctuation	Dash Punctuation
Block
HTML	—	–	-
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