Unicode for Em Dash

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Unicode	Lang	Code	Copy
—	HTML	&#8212	📋
	CSS	\2014	📋
	JS	\u2014	📋
	ALT	Alt 0151	📋
U+2014 📋	CPP	\u2014	📋
Copy 📋	Java	\u2014	📋
Copy 📋	Python	\u2014	📋

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72px

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Text style

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Italic

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Underline

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LowerCase

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Oblique

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Subscript

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Superscript

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Shadow

💡: Some CSS style classes won’t work with some Unicode characters.

Font Family

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Arial

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Verdana

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Courier New

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Garamond

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Georgia

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Trebuchet MS

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Tahoma

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Brush Script MT

💡: Unicode characters will be rendered differently (styles, embellishments, offset, color, shapes, etc.) in different fonts.

Fore color

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💡: Some Unicode characters will look the same and not take fore color.

Back color

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Black

💡: Some Unicode characters might not look as anticipated under different background colors.

Character Traits

Unicode Variants

︱﹘

General Punctuation

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Code Snippets

Lang	Example	Copy
HTML	`<p>—</p>`	📋
CSS	.selector { content: '\2014' };	📋
JS	var unicodeA = '\u2014 ';	📋
CPP	char unicodeA = ' \u2014 ';	📋
Java	char unicodeA = '\u2014';	📋
Python	unicodeA = '\u2014'	📋

What is Unicode character —?

The Unicode character — U+2014 is Em Dash in the General Punctuation block.

Are there any variations of character —?

Yes, ︱ - (U+FE31), ﹘ - (U+FE58), etc. are some variants of character —.

What does the Unicode character — represent?

The Unicode character — represents Em Dash.

What is the Unicode code point for —?

The Unicode code point for — is U+2014.

Is the appearance of the — character consistent across all platforms?

The appearance of the — character can vary slightly across different platforms and devices due to differences in font and rendering. However, the general design of the Em Dash remains consistent.

How can I ensure the — character displays correctly on different devices?

Though using Unicode ensures consistent display across devices and platforms. Ensure that the font being used supports the Common script to correctly render the — character.

In which version was Unicode character — released, and to which block of characters does it belong?

Unicode character — was first introduced in Unicode Version 1.1, and it belongs to the General Punctuation block of characters.

Unicode Properties

Applicable Properties

Dash ✅

Pattern Syntax ✅

Applicable Properties With Values

Age 1.1

Bidi Class Other Neutrals

Bidi Paired Bracket Type Not a bracket

Block General Punctuation

Decomposition Type None

East Asian Width Ambiguous

General Category Dash Punctuation

Grapheme Cluster Break Other

Hangul Syllable Type Not Applicable

Indic Positional Category Not Applicable

Indic Syllabic Category Consonant Placeholder

Jamo Short Name No JSN

Joining Type Unjoined

Line Break Break Opportunity Before and After

Numeric Type None

Numeric Value Not a Number

Script Common

Sentence Break Sentence Continue

Vertical Orientation Rotated

Word Break Unknown

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