SUBSCRIPT MINUS character

Name:

SUBSCRIPT MINUS

Hex Number:

U+208B

Decimal Number:

8331

HTML Entity (Dec):

₋

HTML Entity (Hex):

₋

Alternate Name:

SUBSCRIPT HYPHEN-MINUS

Category:

Sm (Math Symbol)

Bidi Class:

ES (European Number Separator)

Mirrored:

Combining Class:

Unicode Block:

Superscripts and Subscripts

Plane:

Plane Code:

BMP

Plane Description:

Basic Multilingual Plane

Plane Range:

0000-FFFF

Character Preview:

₋

SUBSCRIPT MINUS is a symbol of mathematical use from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of SUBSCRIPT 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.

Math Symbol (Sm) refers to characters that are used in mathematical expressions, including operators, comparators, and other symbols essential for writing equations and performing calculations. Examples include the plus sign (+), equal sign (=), and multiplication sign (×).

This character belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block. Superscripts and Subscripts is a Unicode block containing superscript and subscript numerals, mathematical operators, and letters used in mathematics and phonetics..

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