Em Dash

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Shortcodes

Copy and paste codes for Em Dash symbol — to use in your websites, apps, blogs, and more.

Unicode

U+2014

Alt Code

0151

HTML Code

—

HTML Entity

—

HEX Code

—

CSS Code

\2014

JS/JSON

\u2014

Unix/C/PHP/JAVA

0x2014

URL-encode

%E2%80%94

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Customize Em Dash Symbol

Customize — symbol as you like and download Em Dash as SVG or PNG or copy its HTML code to use in your projects.

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HTML Code

How to type Em Dash symbol — ?

Using Em Dash Alt Code:

You can type the Em Dash symbol — using your keyboard by using the Alt Code for Em Dash. Before you begin, ensure that your Num Lock is turned on, and use the Numpad to type the code. Then, follow these simple steps:

Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard.
Type the number 0151 using the Numpad.
Release the Alt key.

This will make the — appear on your screen.

How to add Em Dash symbol in HTML, CSS, and JS?

Insert — Em Dash using HTML

1. Copy-paste Em Dash directly:

<span>—</span>

2. HTML Decimal Code:

<span>&#8212;</span>

3. HTML Entity:

<span>&mdash;</span>

4. Hexadecimal Code:

<span>&#x2014;</span>

Preview: —

Add Em Dash symbol with CSS

.em-dash::before {
    content: '\\2014';
}

Preview: Em Dash

Em Dash JavaScript Code

1. Direct Symbol:

document.querySelector('.em-dash').textContent = '—';

2. Unicode Escape for —:

document.querySelector('.em-dash').textContent = '\u2014';