Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 2013 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
En Dash Symbol
A symbol from the Punctuation Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
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- Unicode
- U+2013
- HTML entity
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- Category
- Punctuation Symbols
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About the en dash symbol
The en dash is a punctuation mark, roughly the width of the letter N, used in English and other languages to represent a range or connection between values. It is slightly longer than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash.
In practice, the en dash appears between numbers or dates—such as 10–20 or 1990–2000—to indicate a span, and it can also join compound terms like "New York–London flight." Its use is distinct from the hyphen, which joins words, and the em dash, which sets off phrases.
How to type En Dash
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Press Option + - on a US keyboard.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer.
Linux
2 options- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2013, then press Enter or Space.
- Or with a Compose key configured: Compose + - + - + ..
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