# ➖ Minus emoji

➖ Minus is an emoji in the math set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: -, −, heavy, math and sign.

- Emoji: ➖
- Unicode name: minus
- Code points: U+2796
- Category: Symbols, Math
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :heavy_minus_sign:
- Keywords: -, −, heavy, math, minus, sign
- Page: https://emojichart.com/minus-emoji

## What it means

A bold minus sign, a short horizontal bar. People use it for subtraction and negative values, for removing or taking away something, and for marking a decrease or a downside in lists.

## How to type ➖

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “minus”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “minus”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “minus”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “minus”.
- GitHub: Type :heavy_minus_sign: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | menos | -, −, menos, resta, signo |
| Français (fr) | moins | -, −, arithmétique, mathématiques, moins, signe moins, signe Moins, soustraction, soustraire |
| Deutsch (de) | minus | -, −, Mathe, Minus, Minuszeichen |
| Italiano (it) | sottrazione | -, matematica, meno, segno, segno di sottrazione, sottrazione, trattino |
| Português (pt) | símbolo de subtração | -, −, diminuir, matemática, menos, símbolo de subtração, sinal, sinal de menos, travessão |
| Nederlands (nl) | min | -, −, dikgedrukt, min, teken, wiskunde |
| Svenska (sv) | subtrahera | -, −, matte, minus, minustecken, subtrahera, tecken |
| Polski (pl) | znak minus | -, −, matematyka, minus, odejmowanie, odjąć, znak |
| Türkçe (tr) | eksi | -, −, eksi, eksi işareti, işaret, koyu renk eksi işareti, matematik |
| Русский (ru) | знак вычитания | вычесть, вычитание, вычитания, знак, минус, отнять |
| Українська (uk) | мінус | -, −, знак, математика, математичний, мінус |
| Ελληνικά (el) | πλην | -, −, αφαίρεση, μαθηματικά, μείον, πλην, σύμβολο, σύμβολο αφαίρεσης |
| العربية (ar) | علامة طرح | −, رمز, رياضيات, طرح, علامة, علامة طرح عريضة, ناقص |
| עברית (he) | סימן חיסור | חשבון, מינוס, מתמטיקה, סימן חיסור |
| فارسی (fa) | تفریق | -, −, تفریق, ریاضی, علامت, منها |
| हिन्दी (hi) | ऋण | -, −, ऋण, गणित, चिह्न |
| বাংলা (bn) | বিয়োগ | -, −, গণিত, চিহ্ন, বিয়োগ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kurang | -, −, kurang, matematika, minus, operator, pengurangan, tanda |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | trừ | -, −, dấu, toán, trừ |
| ไทย (th) | ลบ | -, −, คณิต, เครื่องหมาย, เครื่องหมายลบ, ลบ |
| 日本語 (ja) | マイナス | -, マイナス, 引き算, 引く, 減算, 計算, 記号 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 빼기 | 마이너스, 빼기, 빼기 표시, 수학, 진한 빼기 표시 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 减 | 减, 减号, 数学, 横线, 符号 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 減 | -, −, 數學, 減, 減號, 符號, 負 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): minus
- Akan (ak): te firi mu
- Albanian (sq): shenja minus e trashë
- Amharic (am): ማይነስ
- Armenian (hy): հանման նշան
- Assamese (as): বিয়োগ
- Azerbaijani (az): qalın çıxma işarəsi
- Bashkir (ba): минус
- Basque (eu): minus
- Belarusian (be): знак аднімання
- Bosnian (bs): znak minus
- Breton (br): nemet
- Bulgarian (bg): Удебелен знак минус
- Burmese (my): အနုတ် သင်္ကေတ
- Canadian French (fr-CA): signe de soustraction
- Cantonese (yue): 粗減號
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 粗减号
- Catalan (ca): signe de restar
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏓᎨᏓ ᎠᎦᏲᎶᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᏪᎸ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 減號
- Chuvash (cv): вулав палли
- Croatian (hr): minus
- Czech (cs): znak minus
- Danish (da): minus
- Estonian (et): lahutamine
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): subtração
- Faroese (fo): minus
- Filipino (fil): minus
- Finnish (fi): miinusmerkki
- Galician (gl): resta
- Georgian (ka): მინუსი
- Gujarati (gu): બાદબાકી
- Hausa (ha): deɓewa
- Hungarian (hu): mínusz
- Icelandic (is): mínus
- Igbo (ig): mwepụ
- Interlingua (ia): minus
- Irish (ga): lúide
- Javanese (jv): kurang
- Kalaallisut (kl): minus
- Kannada (kn): ವ್ಯವಕಲನ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ
- Kazakh (kk): минус
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): مينۋس
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាដក
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ikimenyetso kinini cyo gukuramo
- Konkani (kok): वजा
- Kyrgyz (ky): минус
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Al Etal rech Elesanem
- Lao (lo): ເຄື່ອງໝາຍລົບ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): resta
- Latvian (lv): mīnuss
- Lithuanian (lt): paryškintas minusas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): znamuško minus
- Luxembourgish (lb): fettgedrécktent Minuszeechen
- Macedonian (mk): минус
- Malay (ms): tolak
- Malayalam (ml): കിഴിക്കുക
- Maltese (mt): sinjal minus grassett
- Marathi (mr): वजा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): signo de resta
- Mongolian (mn): хасах
- Māori (mi): tohu tango taumaha
- Nepali (ne): घटाउ
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Maínọs
- Northern Sotho (nso): leswao le legolo la go ntšha
- Norwegian (no): minus
- Odia (or): ଫେଡାଣ ଚିହ୍ନ
- Oromo (om): hir’isuu
- Pashto (ps): د منفي نښه
- Punjabi (pa): ਘਟਾਓ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): وڈی منفی دی علامت
- Quechua (qu): qhichuna
- Romanian (ro): minus
- Romansh (rm): minus
- Sardinian (sc): sutratzione
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): thoir air falbh
- Serbian (sr): црни знак минус
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): crni znak minus
- Shan (shn): ထွၼ်
- Sindhi (sd): ڪاٽو جي نشاني
- Sinhala (si): ඍණ
- Slovak (sk): mínus
- Slovenian (sl): minus
- Somali (so): calaamadda ka jar
- Swahili (sw): kutoa
- Tajik (tg): аломати вазнини тарҳ
- Tamil (ta): கழித்தல் குறி
- Telugu (te): తీసివేత
- Tigrinya (ti): ምጉዳል
- Tongan (to): kole mamafa
- Tswana (tn): letshwao la ntsha le le boima
- Turkmen (tk): aýyrmak
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): znamješko minus
- Urdu (ur): منفی
- Uyghur (ug): ئېغىر ئېلىش بەلگىسى
- Uzbek (uz): ayiruv
- Welsh (cy): tynnu
- Wolof (wo): màndargay wàññi bu rëy
- Xhosa (xh): uphawu lokuthabatha olungqindilili
- Yoruba (yo): aami ayọkuro nla
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): aami ayɔkuro nla
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lokususa oluwugqinsi

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+2796` |
| HTML | `➖` |
| CSS | `\2796` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{2796}` |
| Python | `\u2796` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9E 96` |
| UTF-16 | `2796` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9E%96` |

## Questions

### What does the ➖ minus emoji mean?

A bold minus sign, a short horizontal bar. People use it for subtraction and negative values, for removing or taking away something, and for marking a decrease or a downside in lists.

### How do I type the ➖ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “minus”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :heavy_minus_sign:.

### When was the ➖ emoji added?

➖ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ➖?

U+2796. In HTML you can write ➖, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{2796}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/minus-emoji