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The '''long dash''' template produces a 3-em dash, which looks like this: "{{long dash}}". It is intended for use in bibliographies where there is more than one title by the same author, to avoid repetition of the author's name.
 
The '''long dash''' template produces a 3-em dash, which looks like this: "{{long dash}}". It is intended for use in bibliographies where there is more than one title by the same author, to avoid repetition of the author's name.
  
==Use==
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== Use ==
 
To use, replace the author's name with:
 
To use, replace the author's name with:
 
  <nowiki>{{long dash}}</nowiki>
 
  <nowiki>{{long dash}}</nowiki>
  
==Example usage ==
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Synonyms: {{tlc|longdash}}, {{tlc|---}}
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== Example ==
 
This mark-up:
 
This mark-up:
 
  <nowiki>* Cook, Nicholas. ''A Guide to Musical Analysis''. Oxford University Press, 1987.</nowiki>
 
  <nowiki>* Cook, Nicholas. ''A Guide to Musical Analysis''. Oxford University Press, 1987.</nowiki>
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
 
For other types of dash, see:
 
For other types of dash, see:
 
 
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! Code !! Name !! Display !! Explanation
 
! Code !! Name !! Display !! Explanation
 
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| <code>&amp;minus;</code><small>or</small><br /><small>the</small> − <small>character in the "Insert" edit box tool</small> || Minus || &nbsp;&minus;&nbsp; || A mathematical operation symbol (display varies depending on font)
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| <code>&amp;minus;</code> <small>or</small><br /><small>the</small> "" <small>character in the "Insert" edit box tool</small> || Minus || &nbsp;&minus;&nbsp; || A mathematical operation symbol (display varies depending on font)
 
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| {{tl|ndash}}&nbsp;&nbsp;<small>or</small><br /><code>&amp;ndash;</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;<small>or</small><br /><small>the</small> – <small>character in the "Insert" edit box tool</small> || En dash<br />(N-dash) || &nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp; || A short dash (typically half the width of an em dash)
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| {{tl|ndash}} <small>or</small><br /><code>&amp;ndash;</code> <small>or</small><br /><small>the</small> "" <small>character in the "Insert" edit box tool</small> || En dash || &nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp; || A short dash (typically half the width of an em dash)
 
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| {{tl|mdash}}&nbsp;&nbsp;<small>or</small><br /><code>&amp;mdash;</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;<small>or</small><br /><small>the</small> — <small>character in the "Insert" edit box tool</small> ||Em dash<br />(M-dash) || &nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp; || A long dash (one [[Em (unit)|em]] wide, typically equivalent to the height of the font size)
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| {{tl|mdash}} <small>or</small><br /><code>&amp;mdash;</code> <small>or</small><br /><small>the</small> "" <small>character in the "Insert" edit box tool</small> || Em dash || &nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp; || A long dash (one [[Em (typography)|em]] wide, typically equivalent to the height of the font size)
 
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| <code>-</code> || Hyphen || &nbsp;-&nbsp; || The hyphen character on most keyboards, used to hyphenate compound words (display varies depending on font)
 
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For guidance on usage of the various kinds of dash, see:
 
For guidance on usage of the various kinds of dash, see:
 
* [[WP:Manual of Style#Dashes]] (or [[MOS:DASH]] for short)
 
* [[WP:Manual of Style#Dashes]] (or [[MOS:DASH]] for short)
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 2 December 2020


The long dash template produces a 3-em dash, which looks like this: " ——— ". It is intended for use in bibliographies where there is more than one title by the same author, to avoid repetition of the author's name.

Use

To use, replace the author's name with:

{{long dash}}

Synonyms: {{longdash}}, {{---}}

Example

This mark-up:

* Cook, Nicholas. ''A Guide to Musical Analysis''. Oxford University Press, 1987.
* {{long dash}} ''Music: A Very Short Introduction''. Oxford University Press, 1998.
* {{long dash}} and Mark Everist (eds). ''Rethinking Music''. Oxford University Press, 1999.

gives this:

  • Cook, Nicholas. A Guide to Musical Analysis. Oxford University Press, 1987.
  •  ———  Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 1998.
  •  ———  and Mark Everist (eds). Rethinking Music. Oxford University Press, 1999.

which avoids the repetitions of:

  • Cook, Nicholas. A Guide to Musical Analysis. Oxford University Press, 1987.
  • Cook, Nicholas. Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 1998.
  • Cook, Nicholas, and Mark Everist (eds). Rethinking Music. Oxford University Press, 1999.

See also

For other types of dash, see:

Code Name Display Explanation
&minus; or
the "−" character in the "Insert" edit box tool
Minus  −  A mathematical operation symbol (display varies depending on font)
{{ndash}} or
&ndash; or
the "–" character in the "Insert" edit box tool
En dash  –  A short dash (typically half the width of an em dash)
{{mdash}} or
&mdash; or
the "—" character in the "Insert" edit box tool
Em dash  —  A long dash (one em wide, typically equivalent to the height of the font size)
- Hyphen  -  The hyphen character on most keyboards, used to hyphenate compound words (display varies depending on font)

For guidance on usage of the various kinds of dash, see: