U+2AA2 "⪢" Double Nested Greater-Than Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2AA2 "⪢" Double Nested Greater-Than is a mathematical symbol composed of two greater-than signs stacked vertically, resembling a triple-barred "greater than" sign that indicates a much greater than or extremely strong relational inequality. It is primarily used in advanced mathematical notation, particularly in set theory, algebra, and logical contexts, to denote a relationship where one value is significantly larger than another, often implying a transitive or hierarchical ordering. This character belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and serves as a visual and semantic extension of the basic greater-than sign, offering precision in formal proofs and technical documentation where standard inequality symbols would be insufficient.

General Properties

Code Point U+2AA2
Version Added 3.2
Name Double Nested Greater-Than
Block Supplemental Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⪡" U+2AA1 Double Nested Less-Than

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⪢
HTML Hex Encoding ⪢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xAA 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2AA2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002AA2
C/C++/Java Escape \u2aa2

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