U+003D "=" Equals Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+003D "=" Equals Sign is a fundamental symbol in mathematics and computing, representing the concept of equality between two expressions or values. Originally derived from the ASCII standard, it is used in nearly every programming language for assignment, comparison, or defining equations, as well as in written text to denote equivalence. Its design typically features two parallel horizontal lines of equal length, and it occupies a key position on standard keyboards.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+003D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Equals Sign |
| Block | Basic Latin |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | = |
| HTML Hex Encoding | = |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0x3D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x003D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000003D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u003d |