# minus icon

Minus. Gentleface icon, drawn on the 16 px pixel grid. Free, MIT licensed. Page: https://gentleface.com/icons/minus

- Category: Actions
- Use it for: subtract, decrease, minus
- Tags: minus, subtract, decrease, less, reduce
- Component name: MinusIcon
- Added: 2026-10-14

## Alternatives

- `minus-circle`: a round − button, e.g. a stepper decrement
- `trending-down`: a decline shown as a trend in data

## Also fits

- decrement: a bare − beside a value

## Not for

- delete (use `trash`): minus never means remove or delete
- boolean subtract (use `boolean-subtract`): the bare minus means subtract or decrease a value
- indeterminate (use `checkbox-indeterminate`): minus means subtract; the indeterminate dash sits inside the box
- divider (use `divider`): minus means subtract; the rule runs the full text width

## Files

Each SVG is 16 × 16 with fill="currentColor". Keep it at 16 px or an exact multiple (32, 48) on whole pixels: a fractional size or position blurs it.

- line-round: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-round/16/minus.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/16/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/32/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/48/minus.png
- line-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-soft/16/minus.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/16/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/32/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/48/minus.png
- line-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-sharp/16/minus.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/16/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/32/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/48/minus.png
- solid-round: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-round/16/minus.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/16/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/32/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/48/minus.png
- solid-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-soft/16/minus.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/16/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/32/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/48/minus.png
- solid-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-sharp/16/minus.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/16/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/32/minus.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/48/minus.png

The SVG of every style: https://gentleface.com/icons/minus.json (`svg`).

## Code (line-round)

The snippets are decorative (aria-hidden). For an icon that carries meaning on its own, such as an icon-only button, label the button, or give the SVG role="img" and an aria-label. For another style, take its SVG from the JSON and swap the path `d`.

### SVG

```svg
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z"/></svg>
```

### React

```tsx
// Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus
import type { SVGProps } from 'react';

export function MinusIcon(props: SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
  return (
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width={16} height={16} viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" {...props}>
      <path d="M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z" />
    </svg>
  );
}
```

### Vue

```vue
<!-- Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus -->
<template>
  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
    <path d="M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z" />
  </svg>
</template>
```

### Svelte

```svelte
<!-- Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus -->
<script>
  let props = $props();
</script>

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" {...props}>
  <path d="M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z" />
</svg>
```

### HTML img

```html
<!-- Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus. An <img> can't take currentColor: it draws black. Inline the SVG or use the CSS mask to color it. -->
<img src="https://gentleface.com/svg/line-round/16/minus.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="">
```

### CSS

```css
/* Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus. Takes the text color. */
.icon-minus {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  background-color: currentColor;
  -webkit-mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 16px 16px no-repeat;
  mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 16px 16px no-repeat;
}
```

### Data URL

```text
data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E
```

### Sprite

```html
<!-- Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus
     Every icon of this style in one file: https://gentleface.com/sprite/line-round.svg
     Serve it from your own origin: <use> does not load from another origin. -->
<svg width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/sprite/line-round.svg#minus"/></svg>
```

### SwiftUI

```swift
// Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus
import SwiftUI

struct MinusIcon: Shape {
    func path(in rect: CGRect) -> Path {
        var p = Path()
        p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 12.856, y: 7.144))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13, y: 7.5), control1: CGPoint(x: 12.952, y: 7.241), control2: CGPoint(x: 13, y: 7.359))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 12.856, y: 7.856), control1: CGPoint(x: 13, y: 7.641), control2: CGPoint(x: 12.952, y: 7.759))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 12.5, y: 8), control1: CGPoint(x: 12.759, y: 7.952), control2: CGPoint(x: 12.641, y: 8))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 2.5, y: 8))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.144, y: 7.856), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.359, y: 8), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.241, y: 7.952))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2, y: 7.5), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.048, y: 7.759), control2: CGPoint(x: 2, y: 7.641))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.144, y: 7.144), control1: CGPoint(x: 2, y: 7.359), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.048, y: 7.241))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.5, y: 7), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.241, y: 7.048), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.359, y: 7))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 12.5, y: 7))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 12.856, y: 7.144), control1: CGPoint(x: 12.641, y: 7), control2: CGPoint(x: 12.759, y: 7.048))
        p.closeSubpath()
        return p.applying(CGAffineTransform(scaleX: rect.width / 16, y: rect.height / 16))
    }
}

// MinusIcon().frame(width: 16, height: 16) fills with the foreground style. Keep it on whole points to stay crisp.
```

### Compose

```kotlin
// Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.SolidColor
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.addPathNodes
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

val MinusIcon: ImageVector by lazy {
    ImageVector.Builder(
        name = "minus", defaultWidth = 16.dp, defaultHeight = 16.dp,
        viewportWidth = 16f, viewportHeight = 16f,
    ).addPath(
        pathData = addPathNodes("M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z"),
        fill = SolidColor(Color.Black),
    ).build()
}

// Icon(MinusIcon, contentDescription = null) tints it with LocalContentColor.
```

### Android XML

```xml
<!-- res/drawable/ic_minus.xml · Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus -->
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:width="16dp"
    android:height="16dp"
    android:viewportWidth="16"
    android:viewportHeight="16"
    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal">
  <path
      android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
      android:pathData="M12.856 7.144C12.952 7.241 13 7.359 13 7.5C13 7.641 12.952 7.759 12.856 7.856C12.759 7.952 12.641 8 12.5 8L2.5 8C2.359 8 2.241 7.952 2.144 7.856C2.048 7.759 2 7.641 2 7.5C2 7.359 2.048 7.241 2.144 7.144C2.241 7.048 2.359 7 2.5 7L12.5 7C12.641 7 12.759 7.048 12.856 7.144Z"/>
</vector>
```

### Flutter

```dart
// Gentleface "minus" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/minus
import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';

class MinusIcon extends StatelessWidget {
  const MinusIcon({super.key, this.size = 16, this.color});
  final double size;
  final Color? color;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) => CustomPaint(
        size: Size.square(size),
        painter: _MinusIconPainter(color ?? IconTheme.of(context).color ?? const Color(0xFF000000)),
      );
}

class _MinusIconPainter extends CustomPainter {
  _MinusIconPainter(this.color);
  final Color color;

  @override
  void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
    canvas.scale(size.width / 16, size.height / 16);
    final p = Path()
      ..moveTo(12.856, 7.144)
      ..cubicTo(12.952, 7.241, 13, 7.359, 13, 7.5)
      ..cubicTo(13, 7.641, 12.952, 7.759, 12.856, 7.856)
      ..cubicTo(12.759, 7.952, 12.641, 8, 12.5, 8)
      ..lineTo(2.5, 8)
      ..cubicTo(2.359, 8, 2.241, 7.952, 2.144, 7.856)
      ..cubicTo(2.048, 7.759, 2, 7.641, 2, 7.5)
      ..cubicTo(2, 7.359, 2.048, 7.241, 2.144, 7.144)
      ..cubicTo(2.241, 7.048, 2.359, 7, 2.5, 7)
      ..lineTo(12.5, 7)
      ..cubicTo(12.641, 7, 12.759, 7.048, 12.856, 7.144)
      ..close();
    canvas.drawPath(p, Paint()..color = color);
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRepaint(_MinusIconPainter old) => old.color != color;
}
```