Wikipedia:How to make dashes

To insert a dash or minus sign, use the toolbar below the edit box. Click where you want the character to be inserted, select "Insert" from the pull-down menu, and then:

• To insert an en dash (–), click on the first character (the shorter dash).
• To insert an em dash (—), click on the second character (the longer dash).
• To insert a minus sign (−), click on the {{Code|−}} between the {{Code|±}} and the {{Code|×}}.

• For an en dash, type {{ndash}} or {{Code|–}}.
• For a "spaced en dash" (with a non-breaking space before the dash and a regular space after it) type {{spaced ndash}} or {{snd}}.
• For an em dash, type {{mdash}} or {{Code|—}}.
• For a minus sign, type {{Code|−}}.

Find an en dash (–), an em dash (—), or a minus sign (−) already in some text{{mdash}}in this sentence, for example{{mdash}}and paste it where a new one is wanted.

{{Hatnote|To make a dash using the Unicode numbers 2013 (en dash), 2014 (em dash) or 2212 (minus sign), see {{slink|Unicode input|Hexadecimal input}}.}}

For Mac (or iOS with an external keyboard) use:

• {{Key press|Opt|-}} (en dash) or {{key press|Opt|Shift|-}} (em dash).

Alternatively for Mac:

• Pull down the Input menu and select Show Emoji & Symbols. Then select from Punctuation.
• If the Input menu is not displayed, open Language & Region within System Preferences. Then click on Keyboard Preferences... and check Show input menu in menu bar.

• Use {{Key press|AltGr}}{{key press|-}} (en dash) or {{Key press|AltGr}}{{key press|Shift}}{{key press|-}} (em dash).

If you have a compose key:

• Use {{Key press|Compose}}{{key press|-}}{{key press|-}}{{key press|.}} (en dash) or {{Key press|Compose}}{{key press|-}}{{key press|-}}{{key press|-}} (em dash).

For Windows on a keyboard with a numeric keypad:

• Use {{Key press|Alt}}+{{key press|0}}{{key press|1}}{{key press|5}}{{key press|0}} (en dash) or {{Key press|Alt}}+{{key press|0}}{{key press|1}}{{key press|5}}{{key press|1}} (em dash) using the numeric keypad.

For iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android:

• Hold the {{key press|-}} (hyphen) on the on-screen keyboard until a popup appears with choices, including the en dash and em dash.

• Dash#Rendering dashes on computers
• Visual Editor
• 2017 source editor

• [https://autohotkey.com AutoHotkey] A scripting language for Windows. Character replacement needs only short one-line scripts.
• [http://www.kbdedit.com KbdEdit] Modify an existing keyboard or create a new keyboard.
• [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/abctajpu/ abcTajpu] An add-on for the Firefox browser.

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