Hyphenation of em

Are you trying to hyphenate em? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

Definitions of em:

1.	A quad with a square body Since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad'
2.	Printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'
3.	A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

Synonyms of em:

noun	mutton, mut, area unit, square measure
noun	pica em, pica, linear unit

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.