Template:Em dash

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This is the mdash template, it looks like this "—".

It works similarly to the html markup sequence "—". That is, a long dash (known as an em dash).

{{—}} and {{emdash}} redirect here and can be used as alternative names for this template.

Normal usage

The recommended usage is to use no space before or after the template, like this:

Spices{{mdash}}like [[Black pepper|Pepper]]{{mdash}}are added to food.

Which looks like this:

Spices—like Pepper—are added to food.

Dot size reference list

·	<small> middot
·	middot
·	<small> bold middot
·	bold middot
•	<small> bullet
•	bullet
•	bold bullet
–	ndash
—	mdash

Related pages

There are several other templates with similar functionality:

• {{·}} – Bold middot "·" is mostly used for dotted lists.
• {{•}} – Bullet "•" is mostly used for dotted lists that use small font sizes.
• {{ndash}} – Ndash "–" is a short dash, one half the width of an em dash.

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