en dash

See also: endash and en-dash

English

Alternative forms

en rule, endash, en-dash, n dash, n-rule, nut dash

Etymology

Named for its width, which is equal to the width of the letter n or N, or approximately half the width of an em dash.

Noun

en dash (plural en dashes)

(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.

Related terms

Translations

typographical symbol –

Chinese:
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Czech: pomlčka (cs) f
Dutch: half kastlijntje n
Finnish: n-viiva (fi), lyhyt ajatusviiva
French: tiret demi-cadratin (fr) m
German: Halbgeviertstrich (de) m
Greek: παύλα (el) f (pávla)
Hungarian: félkvirtmínusz
Icelandic: tilstrik n, stutt þankastrik n
Irish: ein-dais f
Italian: lineetta enne f
Macedonian: средна црта f (sredna crta)
Persian: سه‌چهارم‌خط (se-čahârom-xat)
Polish: półpauza (pl) f
Portuguese: meia-risca f, meio-traço m
Russian: дефи́с (ru) m (defís)
Spanish: semirraya f
Swedish: tankstreck (sv) n, halvfyrkantsminus (sv) n

Anagrams

Hadens, handes, shaden

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