Small Em Dash ﹘
﹘ (U+FE58) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Small Em Dash is part of the Symbols family (block: Small Form Variants). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The character depicts SMALL EM DASH. It structures text and conveys tone, guiding how a sentence feels. It helps separate ideas, indicate a soft break, or show emphasis without full stops. Use varies by style and locale, so writing conventions may differ across contexts. Practically, you can rely on it to shape rhythm in lines of dialogue, to set off a parenthetical remark, or to introduce an abrupt pause within a sentence. Across platforms, the dash appears with similar shapes and spacing, but rendering can differ by font and system. For accessibility, ensure screen readers expose the dash as a distinct punctuation mark so readers understand the intended pause or emphasis.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+FE58 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+FE58 - General Category:
Pd - Age:
1.1 - Bidi Class:
ON - Decomposition:
<small> 2014 - Block:
Small Form Variants - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
EF B9 98 - UTF-16:
FE58 - UTF-32:
0000FE58 - HTML dec:
﹘ - HTML hex:
﹘ - JS escape:
\uFE58 - Python \N{}:
\N{SMALL EM DASH} - Python \u:
\uFE58 - Python \U:
\U0000FE58 - URL-encoded:
%EF%B9%98 - CSS escape:
\FE58
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+FE58 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity &#xfe58; (hex) or &#65112; (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.