Circled Minus Symbol ⊖

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Circled Minus Symbol Information

Symbol Name Circled Minus
Unicode Version 1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode U+2296
CSS Code \2296
HTML Entity ⊖
Hex Code ⊖
HTML Code ⊖
Latex \ominus

Circled Minus Symbol Encoding

UTF-8 0xE2 0x8A 0x96
UTF-16 0x2296
UTF-32 0x00002296


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How to type circled minus symbol in latex

Copy \documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\ominus
\end{document}

How to add circled minus symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the circled minus on most modern devices with the help of following methods:

How to type circled minus symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the circled minus on microsoft Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2 2 9 6
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2 2 9 6 is now transformed into ⊖

How to type circled minus symbol on Microsoft Windows

You can type the circled minus on Microsoft windows using following steps:

  • Hold Alt and press to type circled minus on your windows machine.

How to type circled minus symbol on Mac OS

You can type the circled minus on Mac OS using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
  • Type “Circled Minus” in the search field at the top and press Enter
  • The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text
  • How to type circled minus symbol on Mac OS
    How to type circled minus symbol on Mac OS

How to type circled minus symbol on Linux

You can type the circled minus on Linux using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
  • Press keys 2 2 9 6 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type circled minus symbol on IOS and Android

The easiest way to type the circled minus on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.


How to use circled minus in CSS

Copy // css example
span {
content: "\2296";
}

How to type circled minus in HTML

Copy // html example
<span>&#8854;</span>

Circled Minus symbol representation in programming languages

circled minus's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

Language Representation
Rust \u{2296}
Ruby \u{2296}
Python \u2296
PHP \u{2296}
Perl "\x{2296}"
Java \u2296
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 \u{2296}
JavaScript \u2296
Go \u2296
C# \u2296
C and C++ \u2296
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e \u2296
RFC 5137 \u'2296'
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