Character Codes
| Read | Character | Unicode | ASCII | URL | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus | + | U+002B | + |
%2B |
|
| Minus | − | U+2212 | %E2%88%92 |
− or &x2212; or − |
|
| Hyphen-minus | - | U+002D | - |
%2D |
The Unicode minus sign is designed to be the same length and height as the plus and equals signs. In most fonts these are the same width as digits in order to facilitate the alignment of numbers in tables.
The hyphen-minus sign (-) is the ASCII version of the minus sign, and doubles as a hyphen. It is usually shorter in length than the plus sign and sometimes at a different height. It can be used as a substitute for the true minus sign when the character set is limited to ASCII.
There is a commercial minus sign (⁒), which looks somewhat like an obelus, at U+2052 (HTML &x2052;).
Read more about this topic: Plus And Minus Signs
Famous quotes containing the words character and/or codes:
“Gentleness and delicacy of character are everywhere apparent in his verse. The simplest and humblest words come readily to his lips.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“... until both employers’ and workers’ groups assume responsibility for chastising their own recalcitrant children, they can vainly bay the moon about “ignorant” and “unfair” public criticism. Moreover, their failure to impose voluntarily upon their own groups codes of decency and honor will result in more and more necessity for government control.”
—Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)