You have the following scenario. The UpdateValueEvent property is set to "LostFocus" and set no mask ( Mask= ""). When the input box is focused, press the minus sign key. You can see the that the minus is showing as expected. Then press a number and the "-" (minus) disappear. By pressing number key again the minus appears again. A workaround: Setting the UpdateValueEvent property to PropertyChanged Available in R2 2016 SP