U+22E6 "⋦" Less-than but Not Equivalent To Unicode Character

U+22E6 "⋦" Less-than but Not Equivalent To is a mathematical symbol that represents a specific relational inequality, indicating that one value is less than another but is not equivalent or equal to it, often used in contexts where strict ordering is required without the possibility of sameness. It combines the visual cue of a less-than sign with a horizontal bar that is struck through, suggesting the negation of equivalence, and is part of the Mathematical Operators block. This symbol is distinct from the simpler "less-than" sign (<) because it explicitly rules out the option of the two values being considered equivalent under the relation, which can be useful in advanced mathematics, logic, or computer science for denoting partial orders or non-reflexive comparisons.

General Properties

Code Point	U+22E6
Version Added	1.1
Name	Less-than but Not Equivalent To
Unicode 1.0 Name	Less than but Not Equivalent To
Block	Mathematical Operators
General Category	Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Mirrored	Yes
Mirrored Character	"⋧" U+22E7 Greater-than but Not Equivalent To

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⋦
HTML Hex Encoding	⋦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x8B 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0x22E6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000022E6
C/C++/Java Escape	\u22e6

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