U+2A6E "⩮" Equals with Asterisk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⩮
U+2A6E "⩮" Equals with Asterisk is a mathematical symbol that combines a standard equals sign with a small asterisk placed directly above the double horizontal lines, representing a modified or annotated equality relation. This glyph is primarily used in formal logic, advanced mathematics, and computational notation to denote a specific equality that carries additional meaning, such as a specially defined or context dependent equivalence, rather than simple numerical identity. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that researchers and authors can accurately represent this nuanced operator in digital text without relying on formatting workarounds.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2A6E |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Equals with Asterisk |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⩮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⩮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA9 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2A6E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002A6E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2a6e |
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 |