โ Meaning: A thick and short horizontal bar shown with varying shades of grey. The โ Minus emoji symbolizes subtraction in the mathematical world and otherwise. It suggests direct decrease, removal, and a sense of lack, which is either voluntary or not.
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How and When to Use the โ Minus Emoji
- Since โ indicates a โremovalโ, you could use this emoji in your good-vibes post captions or even in text messages. For example, โHappiness equals reality โ expectationsโ or โBe merciless and remove all those negative people from your life โโ.
- If youโre referring to a โdeductionโ or a โreductionโ/decrease in any context, โ may be useful. For instance, โThe closer I get to my realization, the lesser friends I have โ And itโs never felt betterโ.
- You could also use โ to suggest a horizontal way of living or one thatโs mundane and stagnant. Like, โLifeโs good, man. Nothing new โโ or โI feel Iโve just reached a point of stagnation โโ.
- โ can be applied as a hyphen as well; a stretched, decorative hyphen. This works even as precedence, for links, quotes, etc. โ โLink to my latest playlists โ (the link)โ.
Other Names
- โ Subtraction
- โ Subtract
- โ Hyphen
- โ Heavy Subtraction Sign
- โ Minus Symbol/Sign
- โ Heavy Minus Sign
- โ Negative