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)

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

Related terms

• em dash
• hyphen
• rule

Translations

typographical symbol –

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: pomlčka f
• Finnish: n-viiva (fi), lyhempi ajatusviiva
• French: tiret demi-cadratin m
• German: Halbgeviertstrich (de) m
• Greek: ενωτικό (el) n (enotikó)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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