GlyphIndexSubtraction
9 − 4 = 5
The dedicated operator sits between the operands.
Minus sign
The mathematical minus sign − marks subtraction or a negative value. It is distinct from the keyboard hyphen-minus -.
MINUS SIGN
Appearance can vary by font.
Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The mathematical minus sign − marks subtraction or a negative value. It is distinct from the keyboard hyphen-minus -.
How to use it
Use it for a typographic negative value or subtraction in prose. Keep ASCII - where a software format explicitly requires that character.
Examples
Negative value
The example offset is −3.
The sign belongs to the negative number, not a word compound.
Similar shapes, different characters
Hyphen-minus
U+002DU+002D serves several ASCII uses.
DetailsEn dash
U+2013U+2013 is punctuation, often used for ranges.
DetailsSources and method
- Unicode 18.0.0 character database — Pinned standard character identities and properties; the application computes UTF encodings from the original text.
- Unicode character code charts — Reference glyphs are not a guarantee of the appearance in a user’s font.