diff --git a/fonts/19-Nimbus.bdf b/fonts/19-Nimbus.bdf
index f85d3f136e..2354bc42a3 100644
--- a/fonts/19-Nimbus.bdf
+++ b/fonts/19-Nimbus.bdf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ COPYRIGHT "Copyright (c) 2006 Alexander Levin"
 CHARSET_REGISTRY "ISO10646"
 CHARSET_ENCODING "1"
 ENDPROPERTIES
-CHARS 271
+CHARS 273
 STARTCHAR uni0000
 ENCODING 0
 SWIDTH 600 0
@@ -4807,6 +4807,22 @@ BITMAP
 EE
 EE
 ENDCHAR
+STARTCHAR endash
+ENCODING 8211
+SWIDTH 923 0
+DWIDTH 11 0
+BBX 9 1 1 4
+BITMAP
+FF8
+ENDCHAR
+STARTCHAR emdash
+ENCODING 8212
+SWIDTH 923 0
+DWIDTH 18 0
+BBX 16 1 1 4
+BITMAP
+FFFF
+ENDCHAR
 STARTCHAR quoteleft
 ENCODING 8216
 SWIDTH 1000 0