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Dot Minus Symbol

Dot Minus Symbol Information

Symbol Name
Dot Minus
Unicode Version
1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode
U+2238
CSS Code
\2238
HTML Entity
∸
Hex Code
∸
HTML Code
∸
Latex
\ElsevierGlyph{2238}
Symbol

Dot Minus Symbol Encoding

UTF-8
0xE2 0x88 0xB8
UTF-16
0x2238
UTF-32
0x00002238

Dot MinusSymbol's PNG and SVG files

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

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

How to type dot minus symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the dot minus in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2238
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2238 is now transformed into

How to type dot minus symbol on Microsoft Windows

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

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

How to type dot minus symbol on Mac OS

You can type the dot 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 "Dot Minus" in the search field at the top and press Enter
  • The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text
Mac OS Character Viewer
Mac OS Character Viewer

How to type dot minus symbol on Linux

You can type the dot 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 2238 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type dot minus symbol on IOS and Android

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

How to use dot minus in CSS

//CSS Example
1span { 2 content: \2238; 3 }

How to use dot minus in HTML

//HTML Example
1<span>&#8760;</span>

Dot Minus symbol representation in programming languages

Dot Minussymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

LanguageRepresentation
Rust
\u{2238}
Ruby
\u{2238}
Python
\u2238
PHP
\u{2238}
Perl
\x{2238}
Java
\u2238
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6
\u{2238}
JavaScript
\u2238
Go
\u2238
C#
\u2238
C and C++
\u2238
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e
\u2238
RFC 5137
\u'2238'