———
The long dash template produces a 3-em dash, which looks like this: " ——— ". It is intended for use in bibliographies where there is more than one title by the same author, to avoid repetition of the author's name.
To use, replace the author's name with:
((long dash))
Synonyms: ((longdash))
, ((---))
This mark-up:
* Cook, Nicholas. ''A Guide to Musical Analysis''. Oxford University Press, 1987. * ((long dash)) ''Music: A Very Short Introduction''. Oxford University Press, 1998. * ((long dash)) and Mark Everist (eds). ''Rethinking Music''. Oxford University Press, 1999.
gives this:
which avoids the repetitions of:
For other types of dash, see:
Code | Name | Display | Explanation |
---|---|---|---|
− orthe "−" character in the "Insert" edit box tool |
Minus | − | A mathematical operation symbol (display varies depending on font) |
((ndash)) or– orthe "–" character in the "Insert" edit box tool |
En dash | – | A short dash (typically half the width of an em dash) |
((mdash)) or— orthe "—" character in the "Insert" edit box tool |
Em dash | — | A long dash (one em wide, typically equivalent to the height of the font size) |
- |
Hyphen | - | The hyphen character on most keyboards, used to hyphenate compound words (display varies depending on font) |
For guidance on usage of the various kinds of dash, see: