Plus minus
± is the Unicode character “PLUS-MINUS SIGN” (U+00B1). It is also known as plus minus. It belongs to the Latin 1 Supplement block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
± codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+00B1 |
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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 | \00B1 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u00B1 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u00B1 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %C2%B1 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | C2 B1 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 00B1 |
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| Alt codeWindows, number pad | Alt + 241 |
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
Hold Alt and type 241 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word, type 00B1 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Option + Shift + =.
Or open the Character Viewer with Control + ⌘ + Space.
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
- PLUS-MINUS SIGN
- Code point
- U+00B1 (177)
- Block
- Latin 1 Supplement
- Category
- Math Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1
- Mac shortcut
- Option + Shift + =