Dot Minus (∸) notation in LaTeX

In this tutorial, you will learn how to write the Dot Minus (∸) notation in LaTeX.

The Dot Minus notation is represented by a dot over a dash symbol (∸). To get the Dot Minus notation in LaTeX you can use the \dotminus command provided by the fdsymbol package.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fdsymbol}
\begin{document}

  $$ \dotminus $$
  $$ A \dotminus B $$

\end{document}

Output:

Dot Minus symbol with other packages

You can also use the other packages to get a slightly different style of Dot Minus symbol.

Package	Command	Output
stix	\dotminus
mathabx	\dotdiv