GlyphIndexWorkshop tolerance
Cut length: 80 ± 2 mm
The permitted length runs from 78 to 82 millimetres.
Plus-minus sign
The plus-minus sign ± gives two possible values or a tolerance, as in 80 ± 2 mm. State which meaning you intend.
PLUS-MINUS SIGN
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Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The plus-minus sign ± gives two possible values or a tolerance, as in 80 ± 2 mm. State which meaning you intend.
How to use it
In a tolerance label, state the unit and what the tolerance represents. In an algebra note, expand the two signs when a reader might otherwise interpret them as a single operation.
Examples
Two alternatives
x = 5 ± 2 → x = 3 or x = 7
Writing both results makes the two-branch meaning explicit.
Similar shapes, different characters
Minus-or-plus
U+2213This is a different character, often paired with ± to reverse the second sign.
Plus sign
U+002BA plus sign alone expresses addition; it does not encode both alternatives.
Sources 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.