minus
minus meaning
The minus sign. Arithmetic subtraction, and more broadly "less," "remove" or "take away. " It is the counterpart to the plus in every interface that lets you add and remove things. It also marks negatives generally — a downside, a deduction, a subtraction from a total.
Meaning
The minus sign. Arithmetic subtraction, and more broadly "less," "remove" or "take away." It is the counterpart to the plus in every interface that lets you add and remove things. It also marks negatives generally — a downside, a deduction, a subtraction from a total. It is one of the most functional and least emotional characters in the set.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Plus and minus signs
How to use it
- Take three away ➖
- Tap the minus to remove one ➖
- One pro, several cons ➖
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | minus |
| አማርኛ | ማይነስ |
| العربية | علامة طرح |
| অসমীয়া | বিয়োগ |
| azərbaycan | qalın çıxma işarəsi |
| башҡорт | минус |
| беларуская | знак аднімання |
| български | Удебелен знак минус |
| বাংলা | বিয়োগ |
| bosanski | znak minus |
| català | signe de restar |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏓᎨᏓ ᎠᎦᏲᎶᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᏪᎸ |
| čeština | znak minus |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | вулав палли |
| Cymraeg | tynnu |
| Deutsch | minus |
| dolnoserbšćina | znamuško minus |
| Ελληνικά | πλην |
| English | minus |
| español | menos |
| eesti | lahutamine |
| euskara | minus |
| فارسی | تفریق |
| suomi | miinusmerkki |
| Filipino | minus |
| føroyskt | minus |
| français | moins |
| Gaeilge | lúide |
| Gàidhlig | thoir air falbh |
| galego | resta |
| ગુજરાતી | બાદબાકી |
| Hausa | deɓewa |
| עברית | סימן חיסור |
| हिन्दी | ऋण |
| hrvatski | minus |
| hornjoserbšćina | znamješko minus |
| magyar | mínusz |
| հայերեն | հանման նշան |
| Indonesia | kurang |
| íslenska | mínus |
| italiano | sottrazione |
| 日本語 | マイナス |
| Jawa | kurang |
| ქართული | მინუსი |
| қазақ тілі | минус |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | مينۋس |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាដក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ವ್ಯವಕಲನ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ |
| 한국어 | 빼기 |
| कोंकणी | वजा |
| кыргызча | минус |
| ລາວ | ເຄື່ອງໝາຍລົບ |
| lietuvių | paryškintas minusas |
| latviešu | mīnuss |
| македонски | минус |
| മലയാളം | കിഴിക്കുക |
| монгол | хасах |
| मराठी | वजा |
| Melayu | tolak |
| မြန်မာ | အနုတ် သင်္ကေတ |
| नेपाली | घटाउ |
| Nederlands | min |
| norsk | minus |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଫେଡାଣ ଚିହ୍ନ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਘਟਾਓ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Maínọs |
| polski | znak minus |
| پښتو | د منفي نښه |
| português | símbolo de subtração |
| rumantsch | minus |
| română | minus |
| русский | знак вычитания |
| سنڌي | ڪاٽو جي نشاني |
| တႆး | ထွၼ် |
| සිංහල | ඍණ |
| slovenčina | mínus |
| slovenščina | minus |
| Soomaali | calaamadda ka jar |
| shqip | shenja minus e trashë |
| српски | црни знак минус |
| srpski | crni znak minus |
| svenska | subtrahera |
| Kiswahili | kutoa |
| தமிழ் | கழித்தல் குறி |
| తెలుగు | తీసివేత |
| ไทย | ลบ |
| ትግርኛ | ምጉዳል |
| türkmen dili | aýyrmak |
| lea fakatonga | kole mamafa |
| Türkçe | eksi |
| українська | мінус |
| اردو | منفی |
| o‘zbek | ayiruv |
| Tiếng Việt | trừ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | aami ayọkuro nla |
| 粵語 | 粗減號 |
| 粤语 | 粗减号 |
| 中文 | 减 |
| 繁體中文 | 減 |
| isiZulu | uphawu lokususa oluwugqinsi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2796 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :minus:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the minus emoji (➖️) mean?
- The minus sign. Arithmetic subtraction, and more broadly "less," "remove" or "take away. " It is the counterpart to the plus in every interface that lets you add and remove things. It also marks negatives generally — a downside, a deduction, a subtraction from a total.
- How do you type the minus emoji?
- Copy the minus emoji ➖️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the minus emoji in?
- The minus emoji belongs to the Symbols category.