Subtraction (-)
The subtraction operator (-) subtracts the two operands, producing their difference.
Syntax
x - y
Examples
Subtraction with numbers
5 - 3 // 2 3 - 5 // -2
Subtraction with non-numbers
'foo' - 3 // NaN
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
Subtraction |
1 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
10.1 |
1 |
1.0 |
See also
- Addition operator
- Division operator
- Multiplication operator
- Remainder operator
- Exponentiation operator
- Increment operator
- Decrement operator
- Unary negation operator
- Unary plus operator
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Subtraction