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en dash
noun[ C ]
publishing specializeduk /ˈen ˌdæʃ/ us /ˈen ˌdæʃ/(UK alsoen rule, uk /ˈen ˌruːl/ us /ˈen ˌruːl/)
a short dash(= the symbol - ), used especially when typing on a computer or in printing to separate numbers: 短破折号
An en dash is as wide as an "n" in a particular typeface.使用某种特定字体时，短破折号与字母“n”一样宽。
En dashes are used almost exclusively for date ranges.短破折号几乎只用于日期范围。
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em dash
En dash is approximately half the width of an em dash.
Create an en dash by pressing opt+hyphen.
Em dashes, en dashes and hyphens all mean something different.
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Punctuation
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accent
acute
apostrophe
at sign
block capitals
caron
comma
curly bracket
dash
diacritical
hyphen
punctuation mark
scare quotes
small cap
small capitals
solidus
square bracket
stroke
tilde
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