U+2247 "≇" Neither Approximately nor Actually Equal To Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2247 "≇" Neither Approximately nor Actually Equal To is a mathematical symbol used to explicitly denote that two values are not approximately equal and also not actually equal, combining negation with a notion of inequality that rejects both forms of equivalence. It visually resembles the symbol for "approximately equal to" (≅) with a diagonal slash through it, indicating a strong denial of even a loose or rounded correspondence. This character finds its primary use in advanced mathematics, logic, and technical fields such as engineering or computer science, where precision is required to assert that two quantities differ significantly beyond any margin of approximation. Unlike simpler inequality signs like ≠ which merely deny exact equality, ≇ adds the nuance that the relationship fails on both a precise and an approximate level, making it valuable for specifying irreconcilable differences in contexts like error analysis or theoretical bounds.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
≇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
≇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0x89 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2247 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002247 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2247 |
Unicode Properties