Question on: gradient & laplace operator

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given the function $f(x,y,) = x^2-y^2$.

the gradient should be given by $grad f = (2x, -2y)$.

If I'm drawing single of these vectors, I only get the ones on the positive x-axis. Is this correct?

And what does the laplace operator tell me? In this case it is $f_{xx} + f_{yy} = 2-2 = 0$. So at ANY point of this function the divergence of the gradient is zero?

Thank you very much :)