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em_dash

em dash

See also: emdash and em-dash

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em dash (plural em dashes)

  1. (typography) The symbol () (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)

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In Unicode, those symbols are identical in appearance and can be used as quotation dashes:

  • (em dash)
  • (horizontal bar)

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