# -

| - | U+002D, &#45; HYPHEN-MINUS |
| ← , [U+002C] | Basic Latin | . → [U+002E] |
| ﹣ | U+FE63, &#65123; SMALL HYPHEN-MINUS |
| ← ﹢ [U+FE62] | Small Form Variants | ﹤ → [U+FE64] |
| － | U+FF0D, &#65293; FULLWIDTH HYPHEN-MINUS |
| ← ， [U+FF0C] | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | ． → [U+FF0E] |

## Translingual
### Symbol

* The hyphen-minus, a catch-all symbol for certain dash and dash-like characters.
** ‐ (hyphen)
** − (minus sign)
** ‒ (figure dash)
** – (en dash)
** — (em dash)
** ― (horizontal bar)
** (sports) skip
    Coordinate terms: X (fail), O (success)
** (chemistry) A single bond.
** Used as a placeholder for a missing value (e.g. time, date, number)

#### Usage notes

The hyphen-minus (-) has multiple uses as a compromise introduced in the early days of fixed-width typewriters and computer displays. However, proper typesetting may require the use of more specific characters rather than the hyphen-minus. Nonetheless, the usage persists since the hyphen-minus is easy to enter on keyboards, well known, and at the same place in all common character sets.

#### See also

* ֊ (Armenian hyphen)
Punctuation
* apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ )
* curly brackets or braces (US) ( { } )
* square brackets or brackets (US) ( [ ] )
* colon ( : )
* comma ( , )
* dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
* ellipsis ( … )
* exclamation mark ( ! )
* fraction slash ( ⁄ )
* guillemets ( « » ) ( ‹ › )
* hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )
* interpunct ( · )
* interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )
* brackets or parentheses (US, Canada) ( ( ) )
* full stop or period (US, Canada) ( . )
* question mark ( ? )
* quotation marks (formal) ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
* quotation marks (informal, computing) ( " ) ( ' )
* semicolon ( ; )
* slash or stroke (UK) ( / )
* space ( ] [ )

#### Further reading

* Hyphen-minus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Letter

* A long signal, used to form Morse code text, together with . (a short signal).
* Visual rendering of Morse code for T. (Latin)
* Visual rendering of Morse code for Т. (Cyrillic)

#### See also

| .- (A) | -... (B) | -.-. (C) | -.. (D) | . (E) | ..-. (F) | --. (G) | .... (H) | .. (I) |
| .--- (J) | -.- (K) | .-.. (L) | -- (M) | -. (N) | --- (O) | .--. (P) | --.- (Q) | .-. (R) |
| ... (S) | - (T) | ..- (U) | ...- (V) | .-- (W) | -..- (X) | -.-- (Y) | --.. (Z) | ----- (0) |
| .---- (1) | ..--- (2) | ...-- (3) | ....- (4) | ..... (5) | -.... (6) | --... (7) | ---.. (8) | ----. (9) |
| .----. (') | .-..-. (") | -...- (=) | .-.-. (+) | -....- (-) | ..--.- (_) | .-... (&) | ...-..- ($) | .--.-. (@) |

## Finnish
### Punctuation mark

* Delimits parts of compound words
** when a part ends in the same vowel the next part starts with.
    linja + auto → linja-auto
** (optional) when the former part ends in a vowel and the next part starts with a vowel, to avoid ambiguity or to help readability.
    laulu + ilta → lauluilta ~ laulu-ilta (compare lauluilta (elative form))
** (optional) when a part ends in a consonant and the next part starts with a vowel, to avoid ambiguity or to help readability.
    punos + aita → punosaita ~ punos-aita
** in certain dvandva or coordinative compounds where the parts are considered 'equal'.
    parturi + kampaaja → parturi-kampaaja
** when at least one of the two parts
*** contains a space (a space is written before the hyphen if the previous part contains a space, and vice versa, but not both).
    stand up + koomikko → stand up ‑koomikko
*** is a proper noun in the nominative case (unless it has been assimilated to the point it is no longer capitalized), chiefly in words that are not themselves proper nouns.
    Suomi + kuva → Suomi-kuva
*** (optional) is a proper noun in the genitive case (unless it has been assimilated to the point it is no longer capitalized), for clarity and to avoid ambiguity.
    Saksan + matka → Saksan-matka (“trip to Germany”) (compare Saksan matka (“trip to Germany, Germany's trip”))
*** is an abbreviation, acronym or initialism (optional if it is the final component and spelled in lowercase).
    NATO + jäsenyys → NATO-jäsenyys
*** is a letter, number or symbol.
    20 + -vuotias → 20-vuotias
    C + vitamiini → C-vitamiini
*** is a particle or a word treated as such.
    ei + toivottu → ei-toivottu
*** (in some cases) is an unadapted loanword.
* Represents omission of repeated parts of compound words in a list ("suspended hyphen").
    syntymäaika ja ‑paikka = syntymäaika ja syntymäpaikka ― date/time (of birth) and place of birth
    mansikka-, mustikka- ja vadelmahillo = mansikkahillo, mustikkahillo ja vadelmahillo ― strawberry (jam), bilberry (jam) and raspberry jam
* Used for hyphenation or splitting words across lines.

#### Usage notes

* Called yhdysmerkki, yhdysviiva or väliviiva when used in the senses related to compound words.
* Called tavuviiva when used for hyphenation.
* More properly written ‐ (U+2010 HYPHEN), but U+002D HYPHEN-MINUS is ubiquitous in the computing world.

## Greek
### Letter

* Visual rendering of Morse code for Τ.

## Hebrew
### Letter

* Visual rendering of Morse code for ת.

## Japanese
### Punctuation mark

* (rare) A romanization of the ー (long vowel mark).
    To-kyo-

### Letter

* Visual rendering of Morse code for ム.

## Khoekhoe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Punctuation mark

* Used to separate elements of a compound word when the second begins with an orthographic vowel (phonemic glottal stop).

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably from japanese. was it ever actually pronounced as a long vowel?”)

### Punctuation mark

* (obsolete) long vowel mark
** 스타-린氏Seutārin-ssiStalin
    compare Japanese スターリン (Sutārin)
** 크리스마쓰(クリスマス)씨-ㄹ(シール)은(は)結核豫防運動의(の)억센(力強き)씸볼(シンボル)Keuriseumasseu ssīr-eun gyeolhaek yebang undong-ui eoksen ssimbol Kurisumasu shīru wa kekkaku yobō undō no chikarazuyoki shinboruChristmas seals are a strong symbol of the tuberculosis prevention movement
    compare Japanese シール (shīru)
** 三養라-면 스-프添付Samyang rāmyeon Se͞upeu cheombuSamyang ramyon Soup included
    compare Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), Japanese スープ (sūpu)
** 마-크 더불유 클라크Mākeu Deoburyu KeullakeuMark W. Clark
    compare Japanese マーク (Māku)

### References

* ↑ File:Stalin portrait and his name written in Hangul (old orthographic rules).jpg
* ↑ File:Korean Armistice Ko-Text 1953.jpg

## Swedish
### Symbol

* (politics) Replaces the party designation of an independent politician.
    Synonyms: oberoende, partilös, politisk vilde, utan partibeteckning
** 2018 October 1, Anna Ekström, “Khan (S): "Politiker har fått gå för mindre saker" [Khan (S): "Politicians have had to go for less"]”, in Göteborgs-Posten‎:Shahbaz Khan (S), ordförande i trafiknämnden, säger att Henrik Muncks (-) agerande på trafiknämndens presidiemöte saknar motstycke i Göteborgspolitiken.Shahbaz Khan (S), chairman of the traffic committee, says that Henrik Munck's (-) actions at the traffic committee's presidium meeting are unprecedented in Gothenburg politics.
** 2022 May 18, Annika Niquet, Smålandsposten‎:Den tidigare landsbygdspolitikern Kent Helgesson (-) bryter tystnaden och meddelar att han och partikamraten Frida Sundqvist Hall (-), som också valde att lämna Landsbygdspartiet oberoende i Uppvidinge i samband med årsmötet, nu valt att ansluta sig till Kristdemokraterna.The former rural politician Kent Helgesson (-) breaks the silence and announces that he and party mate Frida Sundqvist Hall (-), who also chose to leave the Rural Party independent in Uppvidinge in connection with the annual meeting, have now chosen to join the Christian Democrats.

### Punctuation mark

* Represents omission of repeated parts of compound words in a list.
* Used for hyphenation or splitting words across lines.

## Thai
### Letter

* Visual rendering of Morse code for ฏ.
* Visual rendering of Morse code for ต.