Punctuation Symbols Copy Paste

Copy and paste punctuation symbols instantly! Includes em dash, en dash, hyphen, horizontal bar, figure dash, quotes, and ellipses for perfect typography.

Punctuation Symbols Copy Paste

✍️ How to Use Punctuation Symbols

Click any punctuation symbol below to copy it instantly! Perfect for articles, documents, websites, and professional typography. No keyboard shortcuts required.

Em Dash

Long dash for strong pauses

En Dash

Ranges and connections

Hyphen

Compound words and breaks

Horizontal Bar

Quotation and separation

Figure Dash

Numeric ranges and IDs

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Em Dash

Em Dash (U+2014)

The em dash is a punctuation mark used to indicate pauses, interruptions, or emphasis in sentences. It is longer than both hyphens and en dashes.

Unicode:
U+2014
HTML:
—
HTML Entity:
—

Usage Examples:

  • I am very busy today—I have three meetings to attend.
  • This book—my favorite novel—has finally been reprinted.

En Dash

En Dash (U+2013)

The en dash is primarily used to indicate ranges, connections, or to replace the word "to". It is longer than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash.

Unicode:
U+2013
HTML:
–
HTML Entity:
–

Usage Examples:

  • 2020–2023
  • Pages 10–15

Hyphen

Hyphen (U+002D)

The hyphen is the shortest horizontal line symbol, primarily used to connect words or parts of words.

Unicode:
U+002D
HTML:
-

Usage Examples:

  • twenty-one
  • self-control

Horizontal Bar

Horizontal Bar (U+2015)

The horizontal bar is a longer horizontal line primarily used for quotations or special formatting.

Unicode:
U+2015
HTML:
―

Usage Examples:

  • ― Shakespeare
  • ― Hello there!

Figure Dash

Figure Dash (U+2012)

The figure dash has the same width as digits and is primarily used in numerical typography to maintain alignment.

Unicode:
U+2012
HTML:
‒

Usage Examples:

  • 555‒1234‒5678
  • 2023‒12‒25