U+2A90 "⪐" Greater-than Above Similar Above Less-Than Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2A90 "⪐" Greater-than Above Similar Above Less-Than is a mathematical symbol from the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, designed to represent a complex relational comparison that is not commonly found in standard typography. This character visually combines a greater-than symbol (>) with a tilde-like similarity symbol above it, and a less-than symbol (<) below, suggesting a compound relationship where one quantity is both greater than a similar value but also less than another, or where the ordering involves approximate or similar magnitudes. It is used primarily in advanced mathematics and logic to denote nuanced inequalities or to express a chain of relations that mix strict comparison with similarity constraints, though it remains rare in everyday calculations.

General Properties

Code Point U+2A90
Version Added 3.2
Name Greater-than Above Similar Above Less-Than
Block Supplemental Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⪏" U+2A8F Less-than Above Similar Above Greater-Than

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding &#10896;
HTML Hex Encoding &#x2A90;
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xAA 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2A90
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002A90
C/C++/Java Escape \u2a90

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