U+2AA4 "⪤" Greater-than Overlapping Less-Than Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪤
U+2AA4 "⪤" Greater-than Overlapping Less-Than is a mathematical symbol classified in the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, where it represents a relational operator that combines the concepts of greater than and less than with an overlapping visual component. It is typically used in formal logic, set theory, or advanced mathematics to denote a specific ordering or comparison where two values or expressions have a partial or nonstandard relational overlap, such as in the study of ordered structures or transitivity relations. The symbol visually resembles a greater-than sign superimposed on a less-than sign, emphasizing an intersecting rather than a strictly sequential relationship.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AA4 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Greater-than Overlapping Less-Than |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AA4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AA4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2aa4 |
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 |