"≲" U+2272 Less-Than Or Equivalent To

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≲

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Unicode Data

The Unicode character U+2272, displayed as ≲ and named "Less-Than Or Equivalent To" is located in the Mathematical Operators block. This character was introduced in Unicode version 1.1 (1993). Find its HTML entities, UTF-8/UTF-16 encodings, hex values, and copy-paste details below.

Name:: Less-Than Or Equivalent To
Category:: Math Symbol
Block:: Mathematical Operators
Script:: Common
Bidirectional:: Other Neutrals
Mirrored:: Yes, ≳ (U+2273)
Unicode Version:: Unicode 1.1

Character Encodings

HTML Entity - Named:

&lsim;

&LessTilde;

&lesssim;

HTML Entity - Decimal:

≲

HTML Entity - Hex:

≲

Unicode:

U+2272;

Decimal:

8818

CSS:

\002272

Javascript:

\u2272

Perl:

\x{2272}

Ruby:

\u{2272}

Python:

u'\u2272'

UTF-8 Encoding:

E289B2

UTF-16 Encoding:

2272

UTF-32 Encoding:

00002272

Other Characters Based on - ≲ (U+2272)

Image	Browser	Unicode	Name
	≴	U+2274	Neither Less-Than Nor Equivalent To