U+2212

− Minus Sign

Minus Sign is Unicode character U+2212 in the Mathematical Operators block.

Character Details

Human name	Minus Sign
Unicode name	MINUS SIGN
Code point	`U+2212`
HTML decimal	`−`
HTML hex	`−`
Named HTML	Not available
CSS escape	`\2212`
JavaScript	`\u2212`
Category	Math

Copy formats

Symbol −
HTML decimal entity −
HTML hex entity −
CSS escape \2212
JavaScript escape \u2212

About Minus Sign

Minus Sign is a Unicode character in Math. Copy the symbol itself, or use the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript formats when a code escape is safer.

Similar Characters

Summation

U+2211

Minus-Or-Plus Sign

U+2213

N-Ary Coproduct

U+2210

Dot Plus

U+2214

N-Ary Product

U+220F

Division Slash

U+2215

End Of Proof

U+220E

Set Minus

U+2216