# ⊖ U+2296 CIRCLED MINUS

Minus sign inside a circle, used for symmetric difference and other circled subtraction operations.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `⊖` |
| Codepoint | U+2296 |
| Name | CIRCLED MINUS |
| Also known as | symmetric difference |
| Block | [Mathematical Operators](https://unicodekit.com/block/mathematical-operators) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `⊖` `⊖` |
| CSS | `\2296` |
| JavaScript | `\u2296` |
| UTF-8 | E2 8A 96 |
| UTF-16 | 2296 |

## Related characters

- ⊕ [U+2295 CIRCLED PLUS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2295)
- ⊗ [U+2297 CIRCLED TIMES](https://unicodekit.com/char/2297)
- ⊔ [U+2294 SQUARE CUP](https://unicodekit.com/char/2294)
- ⊘ [U+2298 CIRCLED DIVISION SLASH](https://unicodekit.com/char/2298)
- ⊓ [U+2293 SQUARE CAP](https://unicodekit.com/char/2293)
- ⊙ [U+2299 CIRCLED DOT OPERATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2299)
- ⊒ [U+2292 SQUARE ORIGINAL OF OR EQUAL TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/2292)
- ⊚ [U+229A CIRCLED RING OPERATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/229A)
- ⊑ [U+2291 SQUARE IMAGE OF OR EQUAL TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/2291)
- ⊛ [U+229B CIRCLED ASTERISK OPERATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/229B)
- ⊐ [U+2290 SQUARE ORIGINAL OF](https://unicodekit.com/char/2290)
- ⊜ [U+229C CIRCLED EQUALS](https://unicodekit.com/char/229C)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2296 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2296