What ﹢ means
Use Unicode input; the regular + key creates another character.
For the exact small plus sign, enter FE62 using your system’s Unicode method. As of 2026, options include typing FE62 then Alt+X in Word or Outlook; using Unicode Hex Input with Option on macOS; or pressing Ctrl+Shift+U, typing FE62, then pressing Enter or Space in GNOME/GTK.
What does the small plus sign mean?
It carries plus meaning; the reduced shape is a layout choice.
A manuscript from the 14th century shows a plus-like contraction of the Latin word et (“and”); another example is dated 1417. The first printed + and − appeared in 1489 on business accounts for surpluses and deficits, before becoming general arithmetic signs. The proposed link to et is debated, so the history points to gradual adoption rather than one inventor.
This exact small form is a compatibility character associated with Taiwan’s CNS 11643 character set. It keeps a compact drawing inside a fullwidth cell—the wide character slot used in East Asian text layout—for legacy text interchange.
What does it mean when someone sends it?
Read it as ordinary plus; the surrounding words set the meaning.
In an equation it adds; between words or names it can mean “and” or partnership; after a product name it can suggest an added tier or feature. If it arrives alone, treat the compact shape as a formatting clue, not a separate reaction.
Neutral and typographic; the small drawing signals formatting, not a separate emotional tone.
Compatibility normalization can turn ﹢ into ordinary +, changing the exact character.
What it means when someone sends it to you
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Don't confuse it with
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+ is the ordinary plus character; ﹢ is its small compatibility form.
＋ is the fullwidth plus, drawn wide; ﹢ keeps its drawing small inside a fullwidth cell.
⁺ is raised for exponents or notes; ﹢ is a small-form variant on the line.
Related characters
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& is a separate abbreviation of Latin et (“and”). The ordinary plus may also have begun as an et abbreviation, a debated link; this gives the signs a possible historical connection, not interchangeability.
Combination ideas
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1Does normalization preserve the small plus sign?
No. Compatibility normalization such as NFKC and NFKD maps it to ordinary +; the plus meaning stays, but the exact character changes.
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How to type or find ﹢
- Search it as
- small plus · plus sign FE62 · U+FE62 · fullwidth plus
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
﹢\FE62FE62, then press Alt+X.Option and type FE62.Ctrl+Shift+U, type FE62, then press Enter or Space.Codes and encoding1 code points
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