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Definition 2024


U+2015, ―
HORIZONTAL BAR

[U+2014]
General Punctuation
[U+2016]

Translingual

Punctuation mark

  1. Introduces quoted text.
    • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 231:
      Harry, você não pode mencionar uma coisa dessas numa carta! [...] Tudo bem, tudo bem, então não vou contar a ele, tampouco!
      ― Harrry, you can't mention such a thing in a letter! [...] ― All right, all right, so I won't tell him either.

Usage notes

In English, this symbol is called a horizontal bar.

See also

Punctuation