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Minus Tilde Symbol

Minus Tilde Symbol Information

Symbol Name
Minus Tilde
Unicode Version
1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode
U+2242
CSS Code
\2242
HTML Entity
≂
Hex Code
≂
HTML Code
≂
Latex
\ElsevierGlyph{2242}
Symbol

Minus Tilde Symbol Encoding

UTF-8
0xE2 0x89 0x82
UTF-16
0x2242
UTF-32
0x00002242

Minus TildeSymbol's PNG and SVG files

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

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

How to type minus tilde symbol on Microsoft Word

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

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2242
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2242 is now transformed into

How to type minus tilde symbol on Microsoft Windows

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

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

How to type minus tilde symbol on Mac OS

You can type the minus tilde 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 "Minus Tilde" 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 minus tilde symbol on Linux

You can type the minus tilde 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 2242 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type minus tilde symbol on IOS and Android

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

How to use minus tilde in CSS

//CSS Example
1span { 2 content: \2242; 3 }

How to use minus tilde in HTML

//HTML Example
1<span>&#8770;</span>

Minus Tilde symbol representation in programming languages

Minus Tildesymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

LanguageRepresentation
Rust
\u{2242}
Ruby
\u{2242}
Python
\u2242
PHP
\u{2242}
Perl
\x{2242}
Java
\u2242
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6
\u{2242}
JavaScript
\u2242
Go
\u2242
C#
\u2242
C and C++
\u2242
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e
\u2242
RFC 5137
\u'2242'