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 "name": "minus",
 "title": "Minus",
 "component": "MinusIcon",
 "url": "https://gentleface.com/icons/minus",
 "category": "actions",
 "motif": "minus",
 "added": "2026-10-14",
 "history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-10-14",
   "what": [
    "added"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "geometry_hash": "7b2034612d23",
 "use_for": [
  "subtract",
  "decrease",
  "minus"
 ],
 "alternatives": [
  {
   "icon": "minus-circle",
   "why": "a round − button, e.g. a stepper decrement",
   "concept": "decrease"
  },
  {
   "icon": "trending-down",
   "why": "a decline shown as a trend in data",
   "concept": "decrease"
  }
 ],
 "also_fits": [
  {
   "concept": "decrement",
   "owner": "minus-circle",
   "why": "a bare − beside a value"
  }
 ],
 "not_for": [
  {
   "concept": "delete",
   "owner": "trash",
   "why": "minus never means remove or delete"
  },
  {
   "concept": "boolean-subtract",
   "owner": "boolean-subtract",
   "why": "the bare minus means subtract or decrease a value"
  },
  {
   "concept": "indeterminate",
   "owner": "checkbox-indeterminate",
   "why": "minus means subtract; the indeterminate dash sits inside the box"
  },
  {
   "concept": "divider",
   "owner": "divider",
   "why": "minus means subtract; the rule runs the full text width"
  }
 ],
 "family": [],
 "tags": [
  "minus",
  "subtract",
  "decrease",
  "less",
  "reduce"
 ],
 "size": 16,
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  "line-soft",
  "line-sharp",
  "solid-round",
  "solid-soft",
  "solid-sharp"
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 "author": "Alexander Kiselev"
}