Using Python to Print Plus or Minus Sign Symbol

In Python, to print the plus or minus symbol, you can use the unicode for the plus or minus sign ‘\u00B1’.

print('\u00B1')  

±

When outputting text to the console or to a file, the ability to write different symbols easily is valuable.

One such symbol which is commonly used is the plus or minus symbol. Plus or minus symbols are used in math when a number could be positive or negative – such as the solution to a square root.

Python has the ability to write many symbols and emojis since many symbols have a unicode associated with it.

To print the plus or minus sign symbol, you can use the unicode for plus or minus ‘\u00B1’.

Below shows how you can print the plus or minus sign symbol in Python.

print('\u00B1')  

±

If you are working with numbers and want to print plus or minus the number, you can use the following code to print the plus or minus of a number to the console with Python.

def format_plus_or_minus(num):
    return '\u00B1' + str(num) 

print(format_plus_or_minus(100))

#Output:
±100

Printing Minus or Plus Symbol in Python

The opposite of plus or minus is minus or plus. You can print the minus or plus symbol in a similar way as above.

To print the minus or plus sign symbol, you can use the unicode for minus or plus ‘\u2213’.

Below shows how you can print the minus or plus sign symbol in Python.

print('\u2213')  

∓

Hopefully this article has been useful for you to learn how to print the degree symbol with Python.