+

See also: +/-, ⁺ [U+207A SUPERSCRIPT PLUS SIGN], 𑀓 [U+11013 BRAHMI LETTER KA], and Appendix:Variations of "t"

+ U+002B, + PLUS SIGN ← * [U+002A] Basic Latin , → [U+002C]

Character variations

⁺ U+207A, ⁺ SUPERSCRIPT PLUS SIGN ← ⁹ [U+2079] Superscripts and Subscripts ⁻ → [U+207B]

₊ U+208A, ₊ SUBSCRIPT PLUS SIGN ← ₉ [U+2089] Superscripts and Subscripts ₋ → [U+208B]

Text style	Emoji style
➕︎	➕️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
➕ U+2795, ➕ HEAVY PLUS SIGN ← ➔ [U+2794] Dingbats ➖ → [U+2796]

﹢ U+FE62, ﹢ SMALL PLUS SIGN ← ﹡ [U+FE61] Small Form Variants ﹣ → [U+FE63]

＋ U+FF0B, ＋ FULLWIDTH PLUS SIGN ← ＊ [U+FF0A] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ， → [U+FF0C]

Translingual

Description

Two lines crossed in the middle: one vertical line and one horizontal line.

Glyph origin

From a ligature of Latin et (“and”). Compare & and ⁊ of same meaning.

Symbol

+ (English symbol name plus sign or plus)

1. (arithmetic, algebra) Addition, additive operation.

   3 + 2 = 5

2. (mathematics) Explicitly indicates that the next number is positive.

   +5 is different from −5

3. (informal) "Or more"; indicates that a number is the minimum quantity or amount.

   This project is going to take 10+ years to complete. (10 or more years)

   • 2025 February 16, Sophie Shaw, “5 tips for maintaining youthful skin, from dermatologists and estheticians over 40”, in CNN‎^[2] (in English):

     According to dermatologists and estheticians, you can expect to see a noticeable difference around the age of 40 — which is why I consulted five of these skin experts who are 40+ themselves, getting their top tips for transitioning (and maintaining) an effective skin care regimen.

4. (mathematics) From the positive side.

   $\lim _{x\to a^{+}}f(x)$ is the same as $\lim _{x\downarrow a}\,f(x)$

5. (mathematics) A disjoint union, a coproduct.
6. (mathematics, logic) An inclusive disjunction.
7. (genetics) A wild type.
8. (botany) A grafted hybrid.
9. (programming) A string concatenation in some programming languages (that might be ambiguous with an additive operation).

   "My name is " + name + ". I am " + age + " years old."

10. (regular expressions) Detects one or more occurrences of the preceding element.

    The string ab+c matches "abc", "abbc", "abbbc", and so on, but not "ac".

11. (chess notation) Check.
    • 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎^[3] (in English), page 23:

      1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)

    • 2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian‎^[4] (in English), archived from the original on 23 January 2023:

      1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end. The best White can do is 3 Qc3+ Qxc3 4 Rxc3 Rxe1 when Black also wins the Bf1 and will be two pieces up.

    • 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess‎^[5] (in English):

      The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+
      Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.

12. A placeholder standing for the international call prefix in phone numbers.

    Sure, call me if you want. My number is +496919725.

13. (medicine) An affirmative result from a laboratory test.
14. (electricity) An anode.
15. Indicating north.
16. (music) Augmented.
17. (Christianity) Written by a bishop before his signature.

Usage notes

• The + symbol is called the plus sign in English (see there for translations).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:+.

Synonyms

• ﬩
• (symbol for and): &, ⁊

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “addition or positiveness”): - or −, sometimes ÷

Derived terms

• A+, B+, O+, AB+, Rh+
• A+, B+, C+, D+
• +ve
• +1

See also

• plus sign
• (chess): ++
• ⧺
• ⧻
• 十

Conjunction

+

1. (computing) When placed between key names, indicates that they should be pressed simultaneously.

   Press Ctrl+C to copy!

2. (siglum, informal) and

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:+.

Adverb

+

1. (text messaging, slang) more

English

Conjunction

+

1. Abbreviation of and.

   Second course: sauvignon blanc, chicken + rice, ratatouille niçoise

2. (slang) Used to connect two elements: and, plus.
   • 2024 September 16, Mehera Bonner, “Wondering What Dan Levy Is Making for Hosting the 2024 Emmys? Here's a Deep Dive on His Net Worth!”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[6]:

     Despite winning every award under the sun and being critically acclaimed + beloved, Schitt's Creek didn't become household-name-levels of popular until its last few seasons.

See also

• A+
• A++

Chinese

Conjunction

+

1. (neologism, Covid-19) denotes the immigration policy where the preceding number is the number of days required for quarantine and the following number is the number of days for medical monitoring

   7+3

   (the policy of) 7 days of quarantine followed by 3 days of medical monitoring