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Em Dash Symbol —
Em Dash Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Em Dash |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+2014 |
| CSS Code | \2014 |
| HTML Entity | — |
| Hex Code | — |
| HTML Code | — |
| Latex | \textemdash |
| Symbol | — |
Em Dash Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x80 0x94 |
| UTF-16 | 0x2014 |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002014 |
Em Dash Symbol in Latex
Em Dash
1\documentclass{article}
2\begin{document}
3\textemdash
4\end{document}How to add em dash symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the em dash symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type em dash symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the em dash in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2014
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 2014 is now transformed into —
How to type em dash symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the em dash on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type em dash on your windows machine.
How to type em dash symbol on Mac OS
You can type the em dash on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type "Em Dash" in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text
How to type em dash symbol on Linux
You can type the em dash on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 2014 consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type em dash symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the em dash symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use em dash in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \2014;
3 }How to use em dash in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>—</span>Em Dash symbol representation in programming languages
Em Dashsymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{2014} |
| Ruby | \u{2014} |
| Python | \u2014 |
| PHP | \u{2014} |
| Perl | \x{2014} |
| Java | \u2014 |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{2014} |
| JavaScript | \u2014 |
| Go | \u2014 |
| C# | \u2014 |
| C and C++ | \u2014 |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u2014 |
| RFC 5137 | \u'2014' |