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How do I use special characters in JavaScript?

Like HTML, Javascript requires special characters to be encoded. But JavaScript has its own unique way.

In HTML, and em dash (—) would be: —.
In Javascript it’s: u2014

Use the Special Characters Converter to find the correct Unicode character reference, or consult Unicode’s own charts (these are PDFs):

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