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em dash
noun[ C ]
publishing specializeduk /ˈem ˌdæʃ/ us /ˈem ˌdæʃ/(UK alsoem rule, uk /ˈem ˌruːl/ us /ˈem ˌruːl/)
a long dash(= the symbol —), used especially when typing on a computer or in printing to separate parts of a sentence: 长破折号
Create an em dash by pressing opt+shift+hyphen.按 opt+shift+hyphen 可以打出来一个长破折号。
An en dash is approximately half the width of an em dash.一个短破折号的宽度大约是长破折号的一半。
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en dash
An em dash is as wide as an "m" in the typeface.
I still don't know what en and em dashes are, or why they are desirable.
You should not use a single hyphen to represent an em dash.
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Punctuation
abbreviated
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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