⪅ is the Unicode character LESS-THAN OR APPROXIMATE, code point U+2A85 (decimal 10885) in the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ⪅, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 AA 85.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2A85 |
| Decimal | 10885 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AA 85 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2A85 |
| UTF-32 | 00002A85 |
| HTML decimal | ⪅ |
| HTML hex | ⪅ |
| HTML named | ⪅ ⪅ |
| CSS | \2A85 |
| JavaScript | \u2A85 |
| JSON | \u2A85 |
| Python | \u2A85 |
| Python by name | \N{LESS-THAN OR APPROXIMATE} |
| Java, C# | \u2A85 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2A85} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2A85 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%AA%85 |
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 | LESS-THAN OR APPROXIMATE |
| Code point | U+2A85 (decimal 10885) |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators (U+2A00–U+2AFF) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | Yes |
| First in Unicode version | 3.2 |
Nearby in Supplemental Mathematical Operators
- ⩽ U+2A7D Less-Than Or Slanted Equal To
- ⩾ U+2A7E Greater-Than Or Slanted Equal To
- ⩿ U+2A7F Less-Than Or Slanted Equal To With Dot Inside
- ⪀ U+2A80 Greater-Than Or Slanted Equal To With Dot Inside
- ⪁ U+2A81 Less-Than Or Slanted Equal To With Dot Above
- ⪂ U+2A82 Greater-Than Or Slanted Equal To With Dot Above
- ⪃ U+2A83 Less-Than Or Slanted Equal To With Dot Above Right
- ⪄ U+2A84 Greater-Than Or Slanted Equal To With Dot Above Left
- ⪆ U+2A86 Greater-Than Or Approximate
- ⪇ U+2A87 Less-Than And Single-Line Not Equal To
- ⪈ U+2A88 Greater-Than And Single-Line Not Equal To
- ⪉ U+2A89 Less-Than And Not Approximate
- ⪊ U+2A8A Greater-Than And Not Approximate
- ⪋ U+2A8B Less-Than Above Double-Line Equal Above Greater-Than
- ⪌ U+2A8C Greater-Than Above Double-Line Equal Above Less-Than
- ⪍ U+2A8D Less-Than Above Similar Or Equal
All 256 characters: Supplemental 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+2A85?
- E2 AA 85 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%AA%85.
- How do I write U+2A85 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2A85. Python: \u2A85.
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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