en dash

See also: endash and en-dash

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Named for its width, which is equal to the width of the letter 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 –

Czech: pomlčka f
Finnish: n-viiva (fi), lyhempi ajatusviiva
French: tiret demi-cadratin m
Greek: ενωτικό (el) n (enotikó)
Hungarian: félkvirtmínusz
Icelandic: tilstrik n, stutt þankastrik n

Persian: سه‌چهارم‌خط‎ (se-čahârom-xat)
Polish: półpauza (pl) f
Portuguese: traço ene (pt) m
Russian: дефи́с (ru) m (defís)

Anagrams

Hadens, handes, shaden

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