In typography, a dash that is equal in length to an en, one half the width of the capital letter M in the typeface being used. It is a short dash slightly longer than a hyphen. An en dash is used in place of the words "to" or "through" to show ranges, as in 1890-1900, July 1-July 31, or Pages 14-23. En dashes are also used as minus signs (e.g., -10 degrees Fahrenheit) and as hyphens in compound words (e.g., post-modern). See also DASH EM EM DASH EN EN DASH HYPHEN

A dash "-" the exact size of an en.

Shorter than the em dash (its length is equivalent to the width of the letter “N”), it is used to replace the word “through” when listing inclusive numerals or dates.

A dash the width of an en space.

A line that is one en ling (an abbreviation for the unit of measure equal to the width of the capital letter N of a given font {now standardized at 6 points}) to top

a space half as wide as the type is high (half an em dash). An en dash is used to indicate a range of just about anything with numbers, including dates, numbers, game scores, and pages in any sort of document. It is also used instead of the word "to" or a hyphen to indicate a connection between things

a little longer than a hyphen

a typographic dash that is as wide as a lowercase "n" character

a useful but subtle creature that is longer than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash

A versatile, medium-sized DASH (–) with PARENTHETICAL uses and for representing the word "to" (as in 25–32).

a dash with the same width as the letter n.

In typography, a dash one en long, used to represent the words to or through, or function in lieu of a colon.

A dash the width of the character for the font and point size in use. En dashes are used to indicate a number range.

A dash equal to the width of the capital letter N in a given typeface e.g.

A dash the length of an en, used mostly for elided numbers, as in ranges of years, and in place of a hyphen where hyphenation would be ambiguous, as in the case of a prefix attached to an open compound. (cf. em dash)

A dash the length of an en is used to indicate a range of values.

A punctuation mark used to indicate a range of dates or numbers or to separate the elements of a compound adjective, one part of which is hyphenated or consists of two words.

One en wide, the en dash indicates duration, ‘to’ or ‘through’ such as, ‘refer to pages 4-9.’ It may also be used in compound adjectives (as in post-World War 1). A space can be added to both sides of the en dash.

a dash approximately half the width of an em dash.

Also known as En rule. A dash centred on the x-height of characters, one en long, used to indicate a range of values.

A single dash (-) that is the width of the letter . En dashes are used to represent to, such as pages 64- 98. (See also em dash.)

The en dash, half the length of an em dash and longer than a hyphen (here it appears as a hyphen), is used to connect continuing or inclusive numbers, e.g., pp. 5-7; 1910-99. It is also used in place of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one of the elements of the adjective is an open compound, e.g., information technology-enhanced learning.

output: A dash (-) as wide as the character "n" in a given font. You get this special dash by holding down the Option key while typing a hyphen.