# figure dash

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/figure-dash