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
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