SMALL HYPHEN-MINUS character

SMALL HYPHEN-MINUS
U+FE63
65123
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Pd (Dash Punctuation)
ES (European Number Separator)
N
0
Small Form Variants
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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SMALL HYPHEN-MINUS is a dash or hyphen punctuation mark from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of SMALL HYPHEN-MINUS is European Number Separator (Weak). It belongs to the punctuation marks used with numbers, like the plus sign and the minus sign. Treated like digits when they occur as part of a number and like punctuation the rest of the time..

The European Separator (ES) bidi class is applied to characters like the plus and minus signs (+, -) that are used in conjunction with European numbers. These characters are treated neutrally but are crucial for maintaining the correct representation of arithmetic expressions within bidirectional text.

Dash Punctuation (Pd) refers to characters that serve as dashes in text. Dashes are used to indicate ranges, interruptions, or separations in text. Examples include the hyphen (-), en dash (–), and em dash (—).

This character belongs to the Small Form Variants block. The Small Form Variants block contains small versions of punctuation marks and other symbols that are used in East Asian typography. These small form variants are often used in vertical text layouts, where smaller punctuation marks are needed to fit within the text flow without disrupting the layout. The block includes small versions of commas, periods, brackets, and other common symbols, ensuring that these typographic elements can be properly rendered in digital texts..