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Minus

  • math
  • symbol
  • minus
U+2796

The minus emoji — Unicode name “minus” — belongs to the Symbols group on EmojiAll. You will most often meet it in messages about math, symbol and minus. Its positivity score is 57 out of 100, which places it in the Neutral range.

The usual emoji copy and paste route runs from this page straight into a chat app, and Minus keeps its meaning on the way.

1. Minus emoji attributes

Symbol
➖
Name
Minus
English name
minus
Unicode code point
U+2796
HTML entity
➖
Decimal
➖
Category
Symbols›Math & Punctuation
Keywords
math, symbol, minus
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Size
Background
512 × 512 PNG · transparent background

2. Minus emoji meaning

The minus emoji is one of the 15 symbols collected in the Math & Punctuation subgroup of Symbols. It is used to refer to math, symbol and minus, and the picture itself makes the intention easy to read. Sent on its own it works as a quick reaction; placed inside a sentence it softens the tone.

In everyday chat, the minus (➖) usually appears alongside words about math, symbol and minus. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.

3. Minus emoji sentiment

Neutral
57 / 100

Scored 57 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Neutral range. Readers take it at face value, which makes it useful for naming objects.

A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.

4. Minus emoji examples

  • 1Rules are in the doc ➖
  • 2Priority is top of the list ➖
  • 3Reminder set for Monday ➖

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