Meanings
nounfigure dash (plural figure dashes)
plural figure dashes
- The punctuation mark ⟨‒⟩ (used when a dash must be used in numbers).
Origin
The name comes from the fact that the symbol is the width of a single digit in fonts where this width is constant.
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figure dash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20dash
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“figure dash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20dash. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figure dash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20dash.
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