en dash

English

Alternative forms

• endash, en-dash, n dash, or n-rule

Etymology

Named because the symbol (–) has the same width as the letter 'n', approximately half the width of an em dash

Noun

en dash (plural en dashes)

1. (typography) The symbol '–' (used to express ranges).

Related terms

• em dash
• hyphen
• rule

Translations

typographical symbol –

• Czech: pomlčka (cs) f
• French: tiret demi-cadratin (fr) m
• Icelandic: tilstrik (is) n, stutt þankastrik (is) n
• Persian: سه‌چهارم‌خط (fa) (se-čahârom-xat)

• Polish: półpauza f
• Portuguese: meia-risca (pt) f
• Russian: дефис (ru) (defís) m 

Anagrams

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