U+2A8E "⪎" Greater-than Above Similar or Equal Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2A8E "⪎" Greater-than Above Similar or Equal is a mathematical symbol used in formal logic, set theory, and advanced algebra to denote a relational operator that combines the concepts of "greater than" with a notion of similarity or approximate equality above it. It visually represents a greater-than sign placed over a tilde-like symbol, indicating that one value surpasses another but also maintains a relationship of similarity or approximate equivalence, either in magnitude or in a broader comparative sense. This character is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is typically employed in specialized academic texts or digital notation to express nuanced inequalities where a standard "greater than or equal" sign would be insufficient.

General Properties

Code Point U+2A8E
Version Added 3.2
Name Greater-than Above Similar or Equal
Block Supplemental Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⪍" U+2A8D Less-than Above Similar or Equal

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⪎
HTML Hex Encoding ⪎
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xAA 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2A8E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002A8E
C/C++/Java Escape \u2a8e

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