"hyphen or a dash"
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The sentence is "if you use an online dictionary, type a HYPHEN or a DASH into the search box"

What's the difference between hyphen and dash?

Thanks!

Question

"hyphen or a dash"
Hi!

The sentence is "if you use an online dictionary, type a HYPHEN or a DASH into the search box"

What's the difference between hyphen and dash?

Thanks!

Answer

They are different in length and usage. On Windows:- hyphen = "-" (keyboard hyphen-minus key) en-dash = "–" ( + <0150>) em-dash = "—" ( + <0151>) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash

Answer

Hyphen (mainly used *within* words): -
En dash (mainly *between* words, so called because it's roughly as wide as an "n"): –
Em dash (as wide as an "M"): —

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash

Usually only the hyphen is directly available on a keyboard anyway, though, while you need key combinations for dashes.

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