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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: To insert an en dash (–), click on the first character (the shorter dash). To insert an em dash (—), click on the second character (the longer dash).
Generally these tools let the user "copy" the selected characters into the clipboard, and then paste them into the document, rather than pretending to directly type them. It is often practical to just find the desired character on the web or in another document, and copy and paste it from there.
For example, an en dash is entered using ⌥ Opt+-; an em dash (—) is entered using ⇧ Shift+ ⌥ Opt+-. Also on a Macintosh pressing and holding certain letters (the vowels and a few other letters) brings up a pop-up menu of related special characters, such as accented versions of vowels, which can be clicked on or selected numerically.
In typography, a bullet or bullet point, •, is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list. For example: Red; Green; Blue; The bullet symbol may take any of a variety of shapes, such as circular, square, diamond or arrow. Typical word processor software offers a wide selection of shapes and colors.
In logic, a set of symbols is commonly used to express logical representation. The following table lists many common symbols, together with their name, how they should be read out loud, and the related field of mathematics.
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On iOS Devices, tap and hold (long press) the -on-screen key to display choices for the en dash "–" and em dash "—". The four hyphen/dash-like characters used in Wikipedia are: - is a hyphen-minus (ASCII 2D, Unicode 002D), normally used as a hyphen, or in math expressions as a minus sign – is an en dash (Unicode 2013).
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