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En dash

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounCommon term

In graphic design, en dash means: A punctuation dash shorter than an em dash, often used in ranges.

In Turkish: orta çizgi

How it is used

Use for number ranges or other functions specified by the house style.

Example sentences

  1. Use an en dash between the opening and closing years.

    The mark connects the endpoints of a date range.

  2. The proofreader changed a hyphen to an en dash in the page reference.

    A range mark is distinguished from a word-joining hyphen.

Common collocations

  • en dash range
  • insert an en dash
  • typographyThe art and skill of choosing and arranging letters so that text is easy to read and looks right: the choice of typefaces, sizes, spacing and line length.
  • body copyThe main, longer text of a design, such as paragraphs in a brochure or article, as opposed to headlines, captions and other short text.

More terms: Typography

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