What does minus ➖ Mean? Copy/Paste Guide
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What does ➖ minus Mean?
Commonly seen in Symbols topics, the minus ➖ is a versatile symbol often used to express minus.
- 💡General Use: minus
- 📱Social Media: Instagram, TikTok, X
Cultural Meaning & Social Media Tips
Cultural nuances of ➖ vary, but in the context of Symbols, it consistently represents high-fidelity minus cues.
How ➖ Looks on Different Platforms
Emoji designs vary slightly between systems. Here is how the minus emoji is rendered on major platforms like Apple, Google, and WhatsApp.
*Images come from open-licensed emoji sets (Twemoji CC BY 4.0, Noto Apache 2.0, OpenMoji CC BY-SA 4.0). Apple and WhatsApp sets are proprietary and cannot be hosted; the "Your Device" card shows your own OS emoji font — on iPhone/Mac that is the Apple design. Click any card to copy the emoji.
When to Use minus?
Social Media
Just posted a new photo! ➖
Messaging
Hey, check this out ➖
Reaction
Wow, that's amazing! ➖
Status
Feeling ➖ today
How to Type minus on Keyboard?
Windows 10/11 Shortcut
- Windows Key
- . (period)
- Type "minus"
- Select ➖
Mac (Macbook) Shortcut
- Control + Command + Space
- Search "minus"
- Select ➖
minus HTML & CSS Codes
| Property | Value / Code | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode Name | minus | |
| Unicode Code | U+2796 | |
| HTML Entity | ➖ | |
| HTML Hex | ➖ | |
| CSS Content | \002796 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2796} | |
| Emoji Version | Emoji 0.6 | |
| Year Added | 2010 | |
| Skin Tone Support | No |
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Graphics come from open-licensed sets: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0, Twitter/X), Noto Color Emoji (Apache 2.0, Google) and OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0). Free to use with attribution.
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