U+2252 "≒" Approximately Equal to or the Image Of Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2252 "≒" Approximately Equal to or the Image Of is a mathematical symbol used to indicate that one value or shape is approximately equal to another, or, in certain contexts, that a figure represents the image of a given object or function. It visually resembles the more common "approximately equal" sign (≈) but features a dashed or broken line on top instead of a solid one, distinguishing its specific usage in fields like geometry and algebra. This character is part of the Unicode standard to support precise notation in technical and scientific text, particularly when a writer needs to convey a nuanced relationship between two quantities or concepts that are not exactly equal but share a close correspondence.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2252 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Approximately Equal to or the Image Of |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "≓" U+2253 Image of or Approximately Equal To |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ≒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ≒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x89 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2252 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002252 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2252 |