Get -

iOS and Android For iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android: Hold the - (hyphen) on the on-screen keyboard until a popup appears with choices, including the en dash and em dash.

The dash (—), also called the em dash, is the long horizontal bar, much longer than a hyphen. Few keyboards have a dash, but a word processor can usually produce one in one way or another. If your keyboard can't produce a dash, you will have to resort to a hyphen as a stand-in.

- is a hyphen-minus (ASCII 2D, Unicode 002D), normally used as a hyphen, or in math expressions as a minus sign. – is an en dash (Unicode 2013). This can also be entered from the Special characters: Symbols bar above the text-entry field; it's between the m³ and — — is an em dash (Unicode 2014).

A hyphen is not a dash! Hyphens cannot set off phrases or clauses, nor should they have spaces on either side of them. The en dash is longer than a hyphen, but shorter than an em dash (–). It is mainly used between dates to mark a span of time.

Generally, hyphens are used to join two words or parts of words together while avoiding confusion or ambiguity. Consult your dictionary if you are not sure if a hyphen is required in a compound word, but remember that current usage may have shifted since your dictionary was published.

The hyphen (-) The hyphen is the shortest mark of the three and has two functions: It joins separate words into a single word: merry-go-round, off-shore, long-established, T-shirt. It is used to break a long word into parts so that the word can continue on another line.

Several characters are simply short horizontal lines: the hyphen -, the minus sign −, the en dash –, and the em dash —. Each has a specific purpose, but often the hyphen is used regardless. This is bad practice.

A hyphen ( - ) is used to link parts of a compound word. This includes most dual heritages (Mexican-American), and all words in a compound modifier except "very" and adverbs that end in "ly." (The Broncos scored a first-quarter touchdown.)