⪨ is the Unicode character LESS-THAN CLOSED BY CURVE ABOVE SLANTED EQUAL, code point U+2AA8 (decimal 10920) 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 A8.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2AA8 |
| Decimal | 10920 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AA A8 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2AA8 |
| UTF-32 | 00002AA8 |
| HTML decimal | ⪨ |
| HTML hex | ⪨ |
| HTML named | ⪨ |
| CSS | \2AA8 |
| JavaScript | \u2AA8 |
| JSON | \u2AA8 |
| Python | \u2AA8 |
| Python by name | \N{LESS-THAN CLOSED BY CURVE ABOVE SLANTED EQUAL} |
| Java, C# | \u2AA8 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2AA8} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2AA8 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%AA%A8 |
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 CLOSED BY CURVE ABOVE SLANTED EQUAL |
| Code point | U+2AA8 (decimal 10920) |
| 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+2AA0 Similar Above Greater-Than Above Equals Sign
- ⪡ U+2AA1 Double Nested Less-Than
- ⪢ U+2AA2 Double Nested Greater-Than
- ⪣ U+2AA3 Double Nested Less-Than With Underbar
- ⪤ U+2AA4 Greater-Than Overlapping Less-Than
- ⪥ U+2AA5 Greater-Than Beside Less-Than
- ⪦ U+2AA6 Less-Than Closed By Curve
- ⪧ U+2AA7 Greater-Than Closed By Curve
- ⪩ U+2AA9 Greater-Than Closed By Curve Above Slanted Equal
- ⪪ U+2AAA Smaller Than
- ⪫ U+2AAB Larger Than
- ⪬ U+2AAC Smaller Than Or Equal To
- ⪭ U+2AAD Larger Than Or Equal To
- ⪮ U+2AAE Equals Sign With Bumpy Above
- ⪯ U+2AAF Precedes Above Single-Line Equals Sign
- ⪰ U+2AB0 Succeeds Above Single-Line Equals Sign
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+2AA8?
- E2 AA A8 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%AA%A8.
- How do I write U+2AA8 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2AA8. Python: \u2AA8.
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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