quotation dash

English

Noun

quotation dash (plural quotation dashes)

1. A dash used to introduce a line of dialogue.

Usage notes

In Unicode, the horizontal bar ⟨―⟩ is intended for use as a quotation dash. However, it is common for people to substitute the em dash ⟨—⟩.

Translations

a dash used to introduce a line of dialogue

• Hungarian: párbeszédjel
• Swedish: talstreck (sv) n, pratminus (sv) n (literally “talk-minua”) (informal)

Further reading

• Quotation dash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia