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Unicode character information

Horizontal bar


Displayed on your computer as: ―
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Horizontal bar
Alternative names: Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x2015
Codepoint (decimal): 8213
In unicode block: General Punctuation

Html entities:

― or ―

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system-specific input methods below.

Windows: Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 2015 and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Ctrl and ⇧ Shift and type U2015. Now press ↵ Enter and release Ctrl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: Pd (Dash_Punctuation): A dash or hyphen punctuation mark.
Bidirectional class: ON (Other_Neutral): Most other symbols and punctuation marks.
Canonical combining class: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.