U+2A85 "⪅" Less-than or Approximate Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪅
U+2A85 "⪅" Less-than or Approximate is a mathematical symbol that combines the less-than sign with a tilde, indicating that one value is either less than or approximately equal to another, often used in inequalities to express a relationship that is not strictly exact but close in magnitude. It belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is commonly employed in technical fields like mathematics, physics, and engineering to denote an upper bound that allows for a small margin of approximation, such as when comparing experimental results to theoretical limits. Visually, the symbol features a less-than sign with a curving tilde beneath it, distinguishing it from similar characters like the less-than or equal to sign.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2A85 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Less-than or Approximate |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⪆" U+2A86 Greater-than or Approximate |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2A85 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002A85 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2a85 |
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 |