#EN DASH EXAMPLE PLUS#
#EN DASH EXAMPLE WINDOWS#

Copy a minus sign from here (−) or from this Wikipedia page and paste where needed: Plus and Minus Signs on Wikipedia.To add a true minus sign, I recommend one of the following two methods:

#EN DASH EXAMPLE WINDOWS#

Although there is a Windows keyboard shortcut for added the minus sign ( ALT + 2 2 1 2), this keyboard shortcut does not work on all Windows computers or in all programs. Although there is a subtraction key in the numeric keypad section of many contemporary English keyboards, unfortunately this key usually just yields a hyphen and not a true minus sign. The unicode value for the minus sign is U+2212. The minus sign (−) is used chiefly in mathematical expressions to denote subtraction (such as 7 − 4 = 3) or to denote negative numbers or the negation of variables (such as −3 or −x). Mac: OPT + SHIFT + - (Hold down the OPT and SHIFT keys and press the - key.).Windows: ALT + 0 1 5 1 (Hold down ALT and type 0 1 5 1 on the numeric keypad.).But it can be typed with the following keyboard shortcuts: Like the en dash, the em dash likewise does not appear on most contemporary English keyboards. The unicode value for the em dash is U+2014. I had Swedish pancakes for breakfast-it’s my favorite breakfast dish.Īnother common use of the em dash is for interruptions.Three people-a butcher, a baker, and a candlestick maker-perished in the crash.The em dash (-) is most commonly used within a sentence in place of parentheses or a colon. Mac: OPT + - (Hold down the OPT key and press the - key.).Windows: ALT + 0 1 5 0 (Hold down the ALT key and type 0 1 5 0 on the numeric keypad.).The en dash does not appear on most contemporary English keyboards, but it can be typed using the following keyboard shortcuts: The unicode value for the en dash is U+2013. Lesson commonly, the en dash is used to contrast words, names, or values, in ways that are distinct from compound adjectives. Note that no space appears before or after the en dash when used in this way. For example: 8–10 pages, 40–50 weeks, July–November, and so on. The en dash (–) is chiefly used to represent a range. The hyphen appears on most contemporary English keyboards, but for the sake of completion its unicode value is U+2010. The hyphen (-) has several uses: compound adjectives (e.g., three-ring circus), prefixes (e.g., anti-intellectual), and (less commonly now) to split a word for a line break.

En dash example