Commercial Minus Sign ⁒
⁒ (U+2052) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Commercial Minus Sign is part of the Symbols family (block: General Punctuation). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The COMMERCIAL MINUS SIGN (U+2052) is a symbol in the General Punctuation block. It has a formal name in English and belongs to the common script family. This sign appears in text to show a negative value in special cases. It is distinct from the regular minus sign and from other dash symbols. In practice, people use it on keyboards and in typesetting when working with numbers and prices. It helps separate a negative amount from other symbols in a row of data. The symbol is part of how people express operations or comparisons in formulas and user interfaces. In history, many writing systems adopted symbols to simplify math and layout. The COMMERCIAL MINUS SIGN serves as a clear marker in lists, tables, and business documents. It supports clear visual reading by users who handle financial figures, stock quotes, or inventory values. Overall, this sign plays a small but practical role in everyday math and data presentation. Common math symbols indicate operations or comparisons in formulas and user interfaces.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2052 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+2052 - General Category:
Sm - Age:
3.2 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
General Punctuation - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 81 92 - UTF-16:
2052 - UTF-32:
00002052 - HTML dec:
⁒ - HTML hex:
⁒ - JS escape:
\u2052 - Python \N{}:
\N{COMMERCIAL MINUS SIGN} - Python \u:
\u2052 - Python \U:
\U00002052 - URL-encoded:
%E2%81%92 - CSS escape:
\2052
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+2052 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ⁒ (hex) or ⁒ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.