U+22DC "⋜" Equal to or Less-Than Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+22DC "⋜" Equal to or Less-Than is a mathematical symbol used to denote that one quantity is either equal to or less than another, functioning as the reverse or dual of the more common "less-than or equal to" sign (≤). While visually distinct, it shares the same logical meaning as ≤, often appearing in specialized contexts such as set theory, order relations, or older typesetting systems. In Unicode, it is classified under the Mathematical Operators block and should not be confused with the similarly named but differently encoded characters U+227C and U+227D, which represent "precedes or equal to" and "succeeds or equal to" in relation to partial orders.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+22DC |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Equal to or Less-Than |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Equal to or Less Than |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⋝" U+22DD Equal to or Greater-Than |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⋜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⋜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8B 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x22DC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000022DC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u22dc |
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 |