➖ Heavy Minus Sign Emoji
Technical Details
SVG Code
<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <text x="64" y="64" font-size="96" text-anchor="middle" dominant-baseline="middle" font-family="serif" >➖</text> </svg>
Emoji Meaning
Meaning
A heavy minus sign, visually represented as a thick horizontal line with vertical lines on either side, typically in black. It is part of the mathematical symbols in Unicode, used primarily for subtraction in arithmetic operations.
Common Uses
- Indicating subtraction in mathematical expressions: '4 ➖ 2 = 2'
- Representing a decrease or reduction: 'Prices have been reduced by 10% ➖'
- In programming contexts, denoting a minus operation: 'x = y ➖ z'
Example Sentences
- The equation is simple: 10 ➖ 3 equals 7.
- Due to the sale, the price of the item is now $50 ➖ $10.
- In Python, you can subtract two numbers like this: result = 8 ➖ 3.