➕ Plus — fsymbols

What ➕ means

It adds something or joins things together. Between words or names, read the plus emoji as “and,” not as an equation: you ➕ me. In a list, it flags an extra item or option.

What if someone sends ➕ alone?

It can mean “add me” or “add that.” After an invitation or a suggested extra, either reading may fit. If you're booking seats or spending money, ask which they mean.

Neutral in lists; a lone ➕ can feel brisk rather than warm.

Don't treat ➕ alone as firm confirmation.

Don't confuse it with

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Plus Sign

➕ vs +: the keyboard plus is a different character, not just a thinner font for ➕.

✖️

Multiply

A multiplication sign, also used to mean cancel or no; ➕ adds or includes.

Related characters

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➖

Minus

The heavy minus sign from the same set of bold math emoji. It means take away or less, the opposite job of ➕.

🟰

Heavy Equals Sign

The heavy equals sign from the same emoji set, used to finish a bold-style sum such as 🍕 ➕ 🍺 🟰 a good night.

Worth knowing

The ordinary plus sign behind ➕ first appeared in print in a German arithmetic book from 1489, where + and − marked surplus and deficit rather than modern addition.
One proposed origin, not settled, links the plus sign to a medieval scribes' shorthand for Latin et, “and”: a neat fit with reading ➕ as “and” in messages.

Questions people ask

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Why does ➕ look different on other phones?

Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point. The character you send is identical; Apple, Google, Samsung and WhatsApp each render it in their own style.

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How to type ➕

Windows

Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “plus”.

macOS

Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.

iOS / Android

Emoji keyboard → search “plus”.

Chat apps

:heavy_plus_sign:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.

HTML

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