How do I type an en dash in Word?

There are several ways to type an en dash (–) in Microsoft Word:

  • On a Mac computer, you can hold down option and press the hyphen key (to the right of the 0).
  • On a Windows computer, you can hold down Alt and type 0150 on the numeric keypad.
    • If you don’t have a numeric keypad, you can press the Windows button + period (.) to bring up the symbols menu.
  • You can navigate to “Symbols” under the “Insert” menu to manually add an en dash.