Representing arithmetic subtraction equations
Representing arithmetic subtraction equations.
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➖ Minus Emoji
The ➖ Minus emoji depicts a mathematical minus sign, commonly used for subtraction, removing items, negative values, or deductions.
QUICK FACTS
- Official name
- Minus
- Category
- Symbols
- Subcategory
- Math
- Unicode
- U+2796
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Unicode version
- 17.0
What Does Mean?
The ➖ Minus emoji represents mathematical subtraction, removing entries, negative numbers, price discounts, or deductions.
Quick Meaning
The ➖ Minus emoji depicts a mathematical minus sign, commonly used for subtraction, removing items, negative values, or deductions.
Use Cases
How People Use ➖
Common conversational contexts and messaging situations.
Indicating removing items or collapsing sections
Indicating removing items or collapsing sections.
Showing negative values or temperature drops
Showing negative values or temperature drops.
Real Messages
➖ Emoji Examples
Realistic message examples demonstrating natural placement for ➖.
“Ten minus three equals seven ➖”
“Click to remove item from list ➖”
“Minus five degrees outside ➖”
“Subtracted taxes from total earnings ➖”
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Lookup Data
Names, Keywords and Search Terms
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Official Name
Minus
Subcategory: MathAliases & Common Names
- minus
- subtraction sign
- subtract
- dash
Keywords & Search Terms
- minus
- subtract
- subtraction
- math
- negative
- remove
- deduction
Developer Reference
➖ Emoji Codes
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FormatCode ValueAction
Unicode
U+2796Code points
U+2796UTF-8 bytes
0xE2 0x9E 0x96UTF-16
\u2796HTML decimal entity
➖HTML hexadecimal entity
➖JavaScript escape
\u{2796}CSS escape
\2796 Python string
\u2796Discovery
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Emoji Styles
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Microsoft Fluent
MIT License
Google Noto
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Twemoji
CC BY 4.0
OpenMoji
CC BY-SA 4.0
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FAQ
Questions About ➖
Frequently asked questions about meaning, copying, PNG export, and Unicode data.
The ➖ Minus emoji depicts a mathematical minus sign, commonly used for subtraction, removing items, negative values, or deductions.
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➖ is a symbolic character for Minus used in signage, formatting, alerts, and instructions.
The Unicode code point for ➖ is U+2796.
➖ is usually the more general choice. ➕ Plus is different because represents addition and adding new items.
Use the copy button on this page to copy ➖, or select the emoji character directly and copy it from your browser.