U+2246 "≆" Approximately but Not Actually Equal To Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2246 "≆" Approximately but Not Actually Equal To is a mathematical symbol used to denote a relationship of similarity or rough equality that is deliberately denied, indicating that two values or expressions are close in measure or appearance but are not considered mathematically equivalent, often employed in contexts like approximation theory or set comparison to specify a near match that fails a stricter equality test.

General Properties

Code Point U+2246
Version Added 1.1
Name Approximately but Not Actually Equal To
Block Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ≆
HTML Hex Encoding ≆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x89 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2246
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002246
C/C++/Java Escape \u2246

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Pattern Syntax Yes
Math Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other