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There seems to be no way to type an en dash on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

The en dash should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access it would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters).

There seems to be no way to type an en dash on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

The en dash should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access it would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters).

There seems to be no way to type an en dash (n dash, –) or em dash (m dash, —) on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This is how they are typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, see comments.)

The en dash and em dashes should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access it them would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters).

Edit Feb 16: Same applies for the longer em dash (—), used for similar purposes, depending on conventions in different languages. It should be added as another alternative of the hyphen (-). letters). (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

There seems to be no way to type an en dash (n dash, –) or em dash (m dash, —) on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This is how they are the en dash is typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, see comments.)

The en and em dashes should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access them would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters). (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

There seems to be no way to type an en dash (n (–, n dash, –) ndash) or em dash (m (—, m dash, —) mdash) on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This is how the en dash is typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, see comments.)

The en and em dashes should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access them would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters). (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

There seems to be no way to type an en dash (–, n dash, ndash) or em dash (—, m dash, mdash) on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This is how the en dash is typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, see comments.)

The en and em dashes should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access them would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters). (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

There seems to be no way to type an en dash (–, n dash, ndash) or em dash (—, m dash, mdash) on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This is how the en dash is typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, see comments.)

The en and em dashes should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access them would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters). (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

Edit Feb 16: Added em dash to the question, originally mentioning only en dash.

There seems to be no way to type an en dash (–, n dash, ndash) or em dash (—, m dash, mdash) on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This is how the en dash is typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, see comments.)

The en and em dashes should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access them would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters). (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

Edit Feb 16: Added em dash to the question, originally mentioning only en dash.

There seems to be no way to type an en dash (–, n dash, ndash) or em dash (—, m dash, mdash) on the virtual keyboard.

En dash is the proper symbol to use for example

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This is how the en dash is typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, see comments.)

The en and em dashes should be added to the VKB. A natural way to to access them would be with a tap-and-hold of the hyphen (-) key (like variations of letters). (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

Edit Feb 16: Added em dash to the question, originally mentioning only en dash.

There seems to be no way to type an The en dash (–, n dash, ndash) or and em dash (—, m dash, mdash) on the are missing from Jolla’s virtual keyboard.

En dash is the Although these symbols are not used by all (mostly, the hyphen (-) is used instead), they have specific purposes and are part of proper symbol to use typography. I’d like to see them added to Jolla’s default keyboard layouts.

A natural place for example these symbols would be as accents (long-tap alternatives) of the hyphen (-) key. (This is how it's done on the iOS keyboard.)

Examples of where the en dash is used:

• when expressing ranges (3–12)
• as a minus sign (–3)(–3)
• to set off parenthetical statements in a sentence – as in here.

(Edit: This (This is how the en dash is typically used in Finnish. There are different conventions in different languages, languages and even within languages.)