U+2A9D "⪝" Similar or Less-Than Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪝
U+2A9D "⪝" Similar or Less-Than is a mathematical symbol used in formal logic and set theory to denote a relationship that is either equal to or a subset of another set, or to indicate that one value is similar to, but not strictly greater than, another. It combines the visual cues of a tilde or similarity mark with the classic less‑than sign, making it distinct from the ordinary less‑than or equals sign. This character appears in technical texts where nuanced comparisons or orderings are necessary, and it belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2A9D |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Similar or Less-Than |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⪞" U+2A9E Similar or Greater-Than |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪝ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪝ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2A9D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002A9D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2a9d |
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 |