≳ is the Unicode character GREATER-THAN OR EQUIVALENT TO, code point U+2273 (decimal 8819) in the Mathematical Operators block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ≳, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 89 B3.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2273 |
| Decimal | 8819 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 89 B3 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2273 |
| UTF-32 | 00002273 |
| HTML decimal | ≳ |
| HTML hex | ≳ |
| HTML named | ≳ ≳ ≳ |
| CSS | \2273 |
| JavaScript | \u2273 |
| JSON | \u2273 |
| Python | \u2273 |
| Python by name | \N{GREATER-THAN OR EQUIVALENT TO} |
| Java, C# | \u2273 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2273} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2273 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%89%B3 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | GREATER-THAN OR EQUIVALENT TO |
| Code point | U+2273 (decimal 8819) |
| Block | Mathematical Operators (U+2200–U+22FF) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | Yes |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Mathematical Operators
- ≫ U+226B Much Greater-Than
- ≬ U+226C Between
- ≭ U+226D Not Equivalent To
- ≮ U+226E Not Less-Than
- ≯ U+226F Not Greater-Than
- ≰ U+2270 Neither Less-Than Nor Equal To
- ≱ U+2271 Neither Greater-Than Nor Equal To
- ≲ U+2272 Less-Than Or Equivalent To
- ≴ U+2274 Neither Less-Than Nor Equivalent To
- ≵ U+2275 Neither Greater-Than Nor Equivalent To
- ≶ U+2276 Less-Than Or Greater-Than
- ≷ U+2277 Greater-Than Or Less-Than
- ≸ U+2278 Neither Less-Than Nor Greater-Than
- ≹ U+2279 Neither Greater-Than Nor Less-Than
- ≺ U+227A Precedes
- ≻ U+227B Succeeds
All 256 characters: Mathematical Operators.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ≳?
- Use the named entity ≳, or ≳ (decimal) or ≳ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2273?
- E2 89 B3 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%89%B3.
- How do I write U+2273 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2273. Python: \u2273.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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