U+2975 "⥵" Rightwards Arrow Above Almost Equal To Unicode Character

U+2975 "⥵" Rightwards Arrow Above Almost Equal To is a specialized mathematical symbol from the Supplemental Arrows-B block, combining a horizontal rightward arrow with the "almost equal to" symbol (≈) positioned directly above the arrow shaft. It is typically used in mathematical notation and formal logic to denote a relationship where one value or expression is approximately equivalent to another, with the arrow indicating a directional transformation or mapping. This character helps convey nuanced equivalence in contexts like approximate reasoning, fuzzy logic, or computational mathematics, where a precise equality does not hold but a close similarity does.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2975
Version Added	3.2
Name	Rightwards Arrow Above Almost Equal To
Block	Supplemental Arrows-B
General Category	Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⥵
HTML Hex Encoding	⥵
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xA5 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2975
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002975
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2975

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