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\text{\textendash}

The command \text{\textendash} is used to produce a text dash, which is typically used to represent a range or a pause in text. It is a horizontal line that is longer than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash.

Examples

T h e m ee t in g i ssc h e d u l e df or 3 - 5 PM .

Indicating a range of time.

The meeting is scheduled for 3\text{\textendash}5 PM.

R e a d p a g es 10 - 20 f or h o m e w or k .

Indicating a range of pages.

Read pages 10\text{\textendash}20 for homework.

T h e t e m p er a t u re w i ll b e 20 - 25 d e g rees C e l s i u s .

Indicating a range of temperature.

The temperature will be 20\text{\textendash}25 degrees Celsius.