En dash

Also called nut dash.

How to type it

Mac: Option + -. Windows: Alt + 0150 on the number pad.

Common uses

• An en dash joins the ends of a range, as in pages 10–20 or the years 1990–1999.
• It stands for to or through in scores and routes, such as a 3–2 win or the Boston–Chicago flight.

Less common uses

• The en dash is named for the en, a unit half the width of an em, traditionally compared to a capital N.
• It is longer than a hyphen and shorter than an em dash, and each of the three has its own job.
• Chicago style uses an en dash in compound adjectives when one part is itself two words, as in New York–style pizza.