Official Meaning & Overview
Represents subtraction, deduction, or negativity. Used for math, but also to imply lack or reduction.
Official Unicode CLDR Name
Minus Sign
Shortcode
:minus:Related Meanings & Search Keywords
Minus Signminussubtractlessdecreasenegativeloss-heavymathsign−
Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Standard single-codepoint Unicode emoji character
➖
U+2796Minus Sign
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⚙️Technical Info
Unicode
U+2796Hex Code
2796Shortcodes
:minus:CLDRMinus Sign
VersionEmoji 15.0
Developer Codes
Shortcode
:minus:HTML Entity (Hex)
➖HTML Entity (Dec)
➖CSS Content
\2796JavaScript (ES6)
\u{2796}UTF-16 / JSON
\u2796URL Escape
%E2%9E%96Quick Reference FAQ
What does the ➖ Minus Sign emoji mean?
Represents subtraction, deduction, or negativity. Used for math, but also to imply lack or reduction.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for ➖ Minus Sign?
The Unicode codepoint for ➖ is U+2796, its HTML hex entity is ➖, and its shortcode is :minus:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the ➖ Minus Sign emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "빼기 기호", 日本語 "マイナス記号", 简体中文 "减号", 繁體中文 "減號", Español "Signo menos".