Minus emoji ➖
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+2796
What ➖ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ➖ are heavy, math, sign. They show what people use it for.
Search for heavy or math on your emoji keyboard and ➖ is among the results.
You will find ➖ among the math (6 emoji), part of symbols with 224 emoji in all. Its neighbours include ➗ 🟰 ♾️ ✖️.
Will ➖ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ➖ is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ➖
Search for minus in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ➖.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type minus.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type minus in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type minus.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ➖ is one code point (U+2796), 3 bytes in UTF-8 and 1 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2796 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ➖ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ➖ | |
| CSS | content: "\2796"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2796 | |
| URL | %E2%9E%96 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9E 96 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ➖ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | minus |
| Português | símbolo de subtração |
| Español | menos |
| Italiano | sottrazione |
| Français | moins |
| Deutsch | minus |
| Türkçe | eksi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | kurang |
| Polski | znak minus |
| Русский | знак вычитания |
| 日本語 | マイナス |
| 한국어 | 빼기 |
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What does the minus emoji mean?
Unicode calls ➖ "minus" and links it with heavy, math, sign. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the math subgroup of symbols.
When was the minus emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the minus emoji?
Search for minus in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ➖.