U+2A97 "⪗" Slanted Equal to or Less-than with Dot Inside Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪗
U+2A97 "⪗" Slanted Equal to or Less-than with Dot Inside is a mathematical operator that combines the concepts of approximation or relation with a specific inequality, indicating that a value is either approximately equal to or less than another value, with the dot inside the symbol often serving to emphasize or modify the relational nuance in advanced mathematical notation. It belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is used primarily in formal logic, set theory, or specialized fields of algebra and analysis where precise relational distinctions are necessary.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2A97 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Slanted Equal to or Less-than with Dot Inside |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⪘" U+2A98 Slanted Equal to or Greater-than with Dot Inside |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2A97 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002A97 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2a97 |
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 |