| Subject | English | Norwegian (Nynorsk) |
| comp., MS | en dash | kort tankestrek (The – character, based on the width of an uppercase N and used primarily as a connecting element, especially with numbers) |
| comp., MS | en space | kort mellomrom (A typographical unit of measure that is equal in width to the point size of a particular font. For many fonts, this is equal to the width of a capital N, from which the en space takes its name) |