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➖️minus

➖️ minus belongs to Symbols. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

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Meaning

A minus sign used for subtraction, negative numbers, or indicating a deduction or decrease.

Aliases

:heavy_minus_sign:

Keywords

heavymathsign−minus

What does ➖️ minus mean?

The minus emoji represents the mathematical subtraction symbol (−). It's commonly used in contexts involving arithmetic, negative values, or deductions. People may also use it casually to show something is reduced, removed, or below zero.

Often used for

Math calculations or subtraction
Negative numbers or below-zero values
Deductions or points removed
Indicating a decrease or reduction
Temperature below zero

Tone: Mostly neutral and literal with little figurative use. Occasionally appears in casual speech to signal a negative outcome or downward trend.

Illustrative message examples with ➖️

These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.

ok so 50 ➖️ 15 = 35 right?
my bank account is at ➖️50 rn 😭
points for style ➖️ points for practicality
temp dropped to ➖️5 last night
started with 10 lives, now at ➖️2 somehow
that movie was a ➖️10/10 for me

Combos, text art & scenes with ➖️

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📊✖️➗➕➖🟰

➕➖

( ➖ｰ➖)っ

( ➖ｰ➖)

(➖ｰ➖)

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Emoji scenes

Gym Dude

⁣🎱➖👊➖🎱
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⁣💪🎽
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Naughts and Crosses

⁣⭕❕⭕❕❌
➖➕➖➕➖
⭕❕⁣❌❕⭕
➖➕➖➕➖
❌❕❌❕⭕

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How ➖️ minus looks

Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.

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➖️ minus codes for developers

Every format below produces ➖️ — click Copy on the one your stack needs.

Emoji	`➖️`
Unicode codepoints	`U+2796 U+FE0F`
HTML (decimal)	`➖️`
HTML (hex)	`➖️`
CSS	`\2796\FE0F`
JavaScript	`\u{2796}\u{FE0F}`
JSON	`\u2796\uFE0F`
URL encoded	`%E2%9E%96%EF%B8%8F`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:heavy_minus_sign:`