diff --git a/packages/input-amount/test/formatters.test.js b/packages/input-amount/test/formatters.test.js
index c7ab4adb3..dbd03a7db 100644
--- a/packages/input-amount/test/formatters.test.js
+++ b/packages/input-amount/test/formatters.test.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('formatAmount()', () => {
         minimumFractionDigits: 2,
         maximumFractionDigits: 2,
       }),
-    ).to.equal('-12.35');
+    ).to.equal('−12.35');
   });
 
   it('formats the right amount of fraction digits for a certain currency', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/localize/src/number/formatNumberToParts.js b/packages/localize/src/number/formatNumberToParts.js
index 1a7f6f7fe..d89cc0df8 100644
--- a/packages/localize/src/number/formatNumberToParts.js
+++ b/packages/localize/src/number/formatNumberToParts.js
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ export function formatNumberToParts(number, options) {
   const formattedNumber = Intl.NumberFormat(computedLocale, options).format(parsedNumber);
   const regexSymbol = /[A-Z.,\s0-9]/;
   const regexCode = /[A-Z]/;
+
+  // U+002D, Hyphen-Minus, -
   const regexMinusSign = /[-]/;
+
   const regexNum = /[0-9]/;
   const regexSeparator = /[.,]/;
   const regexSpace = /[\s]/;
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ export function formatNumberToParts(number, options) {
   for (let i = 0; i < formattedNumber.length; i += 1) {
     // detect minusSign
     if (regexMinusSign.test(formattedNumber[i])) {
-      formattedParts.push({ type: 'minusSign', value: formattedNumber[i] });
+      formattedParts.push({ type: 'minusSign', value: '−' /* U+2212, 'Minus-Sign', &minus; */ });
     }
     // detect numbers
     if (regexNum.test(formattedNumber[i])) {
diff --git a/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumber.test.js b/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumber.test.js
index c5eb071ee..ae77c709e 100644
--- a/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumber.test.js
+++ b/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumber.test.js
@@ -27,32 +27,32 @@ describe('formatNumber', () => {
     expect(formatNumber(123456.789, currencySymbol('USD'))).to.equal('$123,456.79');
   });
 
-  it('uses minus (and not dash) to indicate negative numbers ', () => {
-    expect(formatNumber(-12, { style: 'decimal', maximumFractionDigits: 0 })).to.equal('-12');
+  it('uses minus U+2212 (and not dash) to indicate negative numbers ', () => {
+    expect(formatNumber(-12, { style: 'decimal', maximumFractionDigits: 0 })).to.equal('−12');
   });
 
   it('rounds (negative) numbers e.g. `roundMode: round`', () => {
     expect(formatNumber(12.4, { roundMode: 'round' })).to.equal('12');
     expect(formatNumber(12.6, { roundMode: 'round' })).to.equal('13');
 
-    expect(formatNumber(-12.4, { roundMode: 'round' })).to.equal('-12');
-    expect(formatNumber(-12.6, { roundMode: 'round' })).to.equal('-13');
+    expect(formatNumber(-12.4, { roundMode: 'round' })).to.equal('−12');
+    expect(formatNumber(-12.6, { roundMode: 'round' })).to.equal('−13');
   });
 
   it("rounds (negative) numbers up when `roundMode: 'ceiling'`", () => {
     expect(formatNumber(12.4, { roundMode: 'ceiling' })).to.equal('13');
     expect(formatNumber(12.6, { roundMode: 'ceiling' })).to.equal('13');
 
-    expect(formatNumber(-12.4, { roundMode: 'ceiling' })).to.equal('-12');
-    expect(formatNumber(-12.6, { roundMode: 'ceiling' })).to.equal('-12');
+    expect(formatNumber(-12.4, { roundMode: 'ceiling' })).to.equal('−12');
+    expect(formatNumber(-12.6, { roundMode: 'ceiling' })).to.equal('−12');
   });
 
   it('rounds (negative) numbers down when `roundMode: floor`', () => {
     expect(formatNumber(12.4, { roundMode: 'floor' })).to.equal('12');
     expect(formatNumber(12.6, { roundMode: 'floor' })).to.equal('12');
 
-    expect(formatNumber(-12.4, { roundMode: 'floor' })).to.equal('-13');
-    expect(formatNumber(-12.6, { roundMode: 'floor' })).to.equal('-13');
+    expect(formatNumber(-12.4, { roundMode: 'floor' })).to.equal('−13');
+    expect(formatNumber(-12.6, { roundMode: 'floor' })).to.equal('−13');
   });
 
   it('returns empty string when NaN', () => {
diff --git a/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumberToParts.test.js b/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumberToParts.test.js
index f9ffd103e..96aec103e 100644
--- a/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumberToParts.test.js
+++ b/packages/localize/test/number/formatNumberToParts.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const i = v => ({ type: 'integer', value: v });
 const f = v => ({ type: 'fraction', value: v });
 const g = v => ({ type: 'group', value: v });
 const l = v => ({ type: 'literal', value: v });
-const m = { type: 'minusSign', value: '-' };
+const m = { type: 'minusSign', value: '−' };
 
 const stringifyParts = parts => parts.map(part => part.value).join('');