HYPHEN-MINUS vs MINUS SIGN
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Property Comparison
| Property | - U+002D | − U+2212 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | HYPHEN-MINUS | MINUS SIGN |
| Block | Basic Latin | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Dash Punctuation (Pd) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ES | ES |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+002D | U+2212 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+002D | U+2212 |
| decimal | 45 | 8722 |
| htmldecimal | - | − |
| htmlhex | - | − |
| css | \002D | \2212 |
| javascript | \u{2D} | \u{2212} |
| python | \u002d | \u2212 |
| java | \u002D | \u2212 |
| go | \u002D | \u2212 |
| ruby | \u{2D} | \u{2212} |
| rust | \u{2D} | \u{2212} |
| ccpp | \u002d | \u2212 |
| urlencoded | - | %E2%88%92 |
| utf8bytes | 2d | e2 88 92 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 2d | 22 12 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 2d | 00 00 22 12 |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: HYPHEN-MINUS in Basic Latin and MINUS SIGN in Mathematical Operators.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.