figure dash

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figure dash

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The name comes from the fact that the symbol is the width of a single digit in fonts where this width is constant.

noun figure dashes

The punctuation mark ⟨‒⟩ (used when a dash must be used in numbers).

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"figure dash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/figure%20dash. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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figure dash. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/figure%20dash

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"figure dash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/figure%20dash.

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@misc{figure_dash_2026,
  title = {figure dash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/figure%20dash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}