The double hyphen (＝, ゠, or ⸗) is a punctuation mark that consists of two parallel hyphens. It is not to be confused with two consecutive hyphens (--), which usually represents an em dash (—) or en dash (–). In order to avoid its being confused with the equals sign (=), the double hyphen is often sheared slightly.
Famous quotes containing the word double:
“Women have acquired equal place to man in society, but the double standard has really never been relinquished; certainly not by men. Modern man’s fear of passivity or of the active woman proves to be as eternal as modern woman’s struggle to come to terms with her femininity.”
—Peter Blos (20th century)