em Dash Character

An em Dash Character is a dash character that is longer than an en dash.

• AKA: m Dash, —.
• Example(s):
  • ...used in several ways — mainly in places ....
  • U+2014 (\xe2\x80\x94</code).
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  • echo ' ways — mainly' | perl -ne 's/(\xE2\x80\x94)/ $1 /g; print' ;
• Counter-Example(s):
  • en Dash.
  • Hyphen Character.
• See: Minus Sign, Comma, Bracket Character, Colon Character, Full Stop.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dash#Em_dash Retrieved:2015-10-25.
  • The em dash, m dash, m-rule, or "mutton” (—) is longer than an en dash. The character is called an em dash because it is one em wide, a length that varies depending on the font size. One em is the same length as the font's height (which is typically measured in points). So in 9-point type, an em dash is 9 points wide, while in 24-point type the em dash is 24 points wide. By comparison, the en dash, with its 1-en width, is in most fonts either a half-em wide or the width of an "n".

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dash#Modes_of_use Retrieved:2015-10-25.
  • The em dash is used in several ways — mainly in places where a set of parentheses might otherwise be used or in places where a colon might otherwise be used; it can show an abrupt change in thought or be used where a full stop (period) is too strong and a comma too weak. Em dashes are sometimes used to set off summaries or definitions. Below, the categories of its use are shown with examples.

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