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which character to indicate a range of values (like in a product datasheet)

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Sep 06, 2023 Sep 06, 2023

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good morning community,

I would like to know which character you use to indicate a range of values.
for example if you want to indicate that the voltage range is between 42 and 58 volts, which character do you use ?
en dash, hyphen, tilde, slash, ...

Thank you

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Community Expert , Sep 06, 2023 Sep 06, 2023

En-dash.

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I think it's country / language dependent? 

 

Like with quotes, thousand / decimal separators, etc. 

 

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En-dash.

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n-dash 

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Just in case no more than three or four have already said it, en-dash. I think that goes across nearly all languages, including CJK when western numbers are used.

 

It is a subtle point of typography that I always note as a mark of expertise. Dash or hyphen? Humph. Newbie. 🙂


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