This help page is a how-to guide. It details processes or procedures of some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms and practices. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, and may reflect varying levels of consensus and vetting. |
The hyphen-minus (keyboard hyphen), en dash, em dash, and mathematical minus/negative symbols are different . Pressing the - on your keyboard, usually next to the 0 (zero) key, will produce a hyphen-minus. Methods of producing the other characters are described below.
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:
−
between the ±
and the ×
.((ndash))
or –
.((spaced ndash))
or ((snd))
.((mdash))
or —
.−
.Find an en dash (–), an em dash (—), or a minus sign (−) already in some text—in this sentence, for example—and paste it where a new one is wanted.
To make a dash using the Unicode numbers 2013 (en dash), 2014 (em dash) or 2212 (minus sign), see Unicode input § Hexadecimal input. |
For Mac (or iOS with an external keyboard) use:
Alternatively for Mac:
If you have a compose key:
For Windows on a keyboard with a numeric keypad:
For iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android: