En dash

Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope
En dash

A dash smaller than an em dash, but usually longer than a regular hyphen, the en dash is used in place of the word "to" such as 10–5 p.m.

Insert an en dash with a keyboard shortcut

Use one of the following shortcuts to create an en dash.

Tip

Windows 10 and Windows 11 users can also use the keyboard shortcut Windows key+. and find the en dash under symbols.

How to create an endash in HTML

With HTML (hypertext markup language), to create an endash use the HTML entity – in your code.

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