Minus
− is the Unicode character “MINUS SIGN” (U+2212). It is also known as minus. It belongs to the Mathematical Operators block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
− codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+2212 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | − |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | − |
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| HTML entityNamed HTML entity | − |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \2212 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u2212 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u2212 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %E2%88%92 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | E2 88 92 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 2212 |
How to type −
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “minus”.
In Microsoft Word, type 2212 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “minus”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About −
- Unicode name
- MINUS SIGN
- Code point
- U+2212 (8722)
- Block
- Mathematical Operators
- Category
- Math Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1