U+208C "₌" Subscript Equals Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
₌
U+208C "₌" Subscript Equals Sign is a typographic symbol designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation, specifically as a subscript version of the standard equals sign. It allows writers to place an equals sign at the baseline level of subscript text, often employed in chemical formulas, mathematical subscripts, or indexing to denote equivalence or equality in a smaller, lowered position. This character belongs to the Unicode block "Superscripts and Subscripts" and is distinct from its full-size counterpart, ensuring proper vertical alignment when combined with other subscript characters or numerals in technical documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+208C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Subscript Equals Sign |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Sub |
| Decomposition Mapping | "=" U+003D Equals Sign |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ₌ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ₌ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x82 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x208C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000208C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u208c |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "=" U+003D Equals Sign |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "=" U+003D Equals Sign |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Compat Math Continue | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |