em dash
noun[C]
publishingspecializeduk/ˈem ˌdæʃ/us/ˈem ˌdæʃ/(UKalsoem rule,uk/ˈem ˌruːl/us/ˈem ˌruːl/)alongdash(= thesymbol—), usedespeciallywhentypingon acomputeror inprintingtoseparatepartsof asentence:
Create an emdashbypressingopt+shift+hyphen.按 opt+shift+hyphen 可以打出来一个长破折号。
An endashisapproximatelyhalfthewidthof an emdash.一个短破折号的宽度大约是长破折号的一半。
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en dash
- An emdashis aswideas an "m" in thetypeface.
- I still don'tknowwhat en and emdashesare, or why they aredesirable.
- You should not use asinglehyphentorepresentan emdash.
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- at sign
- block capitals
- capitalization
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- hyphenate
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed