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Size
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15px
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18px
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21px
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24px
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27px
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30px
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33px
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36px
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42px
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48px
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54px
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60px
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66px
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72px
💡: Some unicode characters will scale differently than others for different font sizes.
Text style
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Bold
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Italic
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Underline
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Strikethrough
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UpperCase
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LowerCase
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Oblique
A −
Subscript
A −
Superscript
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Shadow
💡: Some CSS style classes won’t work with some Unicode characters.
Font Family
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Arial
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Times New Roman
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Verdana
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Courier New
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Garamond
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Georgia
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Trebuchet MS
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Tahoma
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Brush Script MT
💡: Unicode characters will be rendered differently (styles, embellishments, offset, color, shapes, etc.) in different fonts.
Fore color
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White
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Brown
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Maroon
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Magenta
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Red
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Orange
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Yellow
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Green
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Teal
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Cyan
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Blue
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Violet
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Purple
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Indigo
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Gray
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Black
💡: Some Unicode characters will look the same and not take fore color.
Back color
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White
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Brown
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Maroon
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Magenta
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Red
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Orange
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Yellow
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Green
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Teal
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Cyan
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Blue
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Violet
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Purple
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Indigo
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Gray
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Black
💡: Some Unicode characters might not look as anticipated under different background colors.

Character Traits

Unicode Variants

Code Snippets

Lang Example Copy
HTML <p>&#8722;</p>
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CSS .selector { content: '\2212' };
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JS var unicodeA = '\u2212 ';
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CPP char unicodeA = ' \u2212 ';
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Java char unicodeA = '\u2212';
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Python unicodeA = '\u2212'
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What is Unicode character −?

The Unicode character − U+2212 is Minus Sign in the Mathematical Operators block.

Are there any variations of character −?

Yes, ⁻ - (U+207B), ₋ - (U+208B), etc. are some variants of character −.

What does the Unicode character − represent?

The Unicode character − represents Minus Sign.

What is the Unicode code point for −?

The Unicode code point for − is U+2212.

Is the appearance of the − character consistent across all platforms?

The appearance of the − character can vary slightly across different platforms and devices due to differences in font and rendering. However, the general design of the Minus Sign remains consistent.

How can I ensure the − character displays correctly on different devices?

Though using Unicode ensures consistent display across devices and platforms. Ensure that the font being used supports the Common script to correctly render the − character.

In which version was Unicode character − released, and to which block of characters does it belong?

Unicode character − was first introduced in Unicode Version 1.1, and it belongs to the Mathematical Operators block of characters.

Unicode Properties

Applicable Properties

Dash ✅
Math ✅

Applicable Properties With Values

Age 1.1
Bidi Class European Separator
Bidi Paired Bracket Type Not a bracket
Block Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Hangul Syllable Type Not Applicable
Indic Positional Category Not Applicable
Joining Type Unjoined
Line Break Prefix Numeric
Numeric Value Not a Number
Script Common
Sentence Break Unknown
Word Break Unknown
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