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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
[edit]To use, replace the author's name with:
{{long dash}}
Synonyms: {{longdash}}
, {{---}}
Example
[edit]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
[edit]For other types of dash, see:
Code | Name | Display | Explanation |
---|---|---|---|
− orthe "−" character in the "Insert" edit box tool |
Minus | − | A mathematical operation symbol (display varies depending on font) |
{{ndash}} or– orthe "–" character in the "Insert" edit box tool |
En dash | – | A short dash (typically half the width of an em dash) |
{{mdash}} or— orthe "—" 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:
- WP:Manual of Style#Dashes (or MOS:DASH for short)
- Dash#Types of dash