In the HTML markup, you can write & ndash or & mdash.

But if I, for example, output some text to input with js, then the mnemonic does not work and is perceived simply as a set of characters:

$('button').click(function() { $('input').val('Москва - столица России'); });

How to make a long dash in such a text, outputted with the help of js?

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    @ElenaSemenchenko, notice that the text is inserted into the input, in it the mnemonics do not work. You just need to use the long dash symbol - Grundy
  • @Grundy, as usual not attentive!) Sorry - HamSter

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 $('button').click(function() { $('input').val('Москва \u2013 столица России'); });
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    or directly symbol: — - Grundy
  • it is not necessary to single it out in a separate line, you can even so 'Москва \u2013 столица России' - Grundy

In order of perversion (well, or if the required string has already come from somewhere with encoded html entities):

 var s = 'Москва — столица России'; var d = document.createElement('div'); d.innerHTML = s; console.log(d.innerText); // Москва — столица России
  • This is all due to the lack of a built-in function htmlDecode - Grundy