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– START OF GUARDED AREA

CodepointU+0096
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Comments Control Character
BlockC1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement (Latin-1 Supplement)
Sub-BlockC1 controls
CategoryCc / Other, control
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DescriptionThe "Start of Guarded Protected Area, Start of Protected Area, Start of Guarded Area" (SPA) control character was used in the 1970s for controlling printers and displays (e.g. VT100). Starts a string of character positions that can't be altered manually or transmitted. Optionally protects against erasure too. EPA will end the string.
How to type "–" in Windows? hold alt
type +
type 96
release alt
How to type "–" in Linux? hold ctrl+shift
type U 96
release ctrl+shift