U+2AA6 "⪦" Less-than Closed by Curve Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪦
U+2AA6 "⪦" Less-than Closed by Curve is a mathematical symbol that represents a less than sign with a small curve that closes the open end of the symbol. It is used in formal logic and mathematics, often within the context of order theory or relational algebra, to denote a specialized or modified inequality relation. This character belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and serves as a distinct graphic variant for specific notational purposes, differentiating it from the standard less than sign.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AA6 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Less-than Closed by Curve |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⪧" U+2AA7 Greater-than Closed by Curve |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AA6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AA6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2aa6 |
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 |