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Em dash symbol —

Em dash (—) is Unicode U+2014. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

The em dash is a long dash used to set off a phrase or mark a break in a sentence.

How to type —

Fastest way on each device: Windows, Alt+0151 on the numeric keypad; Mac, Option+Shift+Hyphen; iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2014.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0151 on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.

In Microsoft Word you can also type 2014 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Option+Shift+Hyphen on a US keyboard layout.

Or press Control+Command+Space, search for “em dash” and double-click —.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want — and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste — as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want — and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste — and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2014, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2014, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “em dash”.

Codes for —

UnicodeU+2014
Official nameEM DASH
BlockGeneral Punctuation
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML named—
HTML decimal—
HTML hex—
CSScontent: "\2014";
JavaScript"\u2014"
Python"\u2014"
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 94
Windows Alt codeAlt+0151

Look-alikes

  • –En dash, U+2013
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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