Unicode character information
Hyphen-minus
Displayed on your computer as: -
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)
Alternative names:
- hyphen or minus sign
- Hyphen-minus
- hyphus
- minus sign, hyphen or
Codepoint (decimal): 45
In unicode block: Basic Latin
Html entities:
- or -Character input:
There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system-specific input methods below.| Windows: | Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 002D and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details. |
| Linux: | Hold down Ctrl and ⇧ Shift and type U002D. Now press ↵ Enter and release Ctrl and ⇧ Shift. |
Other Infos:
General category: Pd (Dash_Punctuation): A dash or hyphen punctuation mark.Bidirectional class: ES (European_Separator): Plus and minus signs.
Canonical combining class: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.