U+2AA8 "⪨" Less-than Closed by Curve Above Slanted Equal Unicode Character

U+2AA8 "⪨" Less-than Closed by Curve Above Slanted Equal is a mathematical symbol used primarily in advanced algebra, logic, and set theory to represent a specific type of inequality or relational ordering where a less-than sign is combined with a slanted equal sign and a closed curve above it, signifying a relation that is both comparative and constrained by a curvilinear closure. Its design incorporates a standard less-than symbol (<) with a slanted equals sign (=) overlaid, topped by a curved line that encloses part of the character, indicating that the comparison holds within a particular bound or curved domain.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2AA8
Version Added	3.2
Name	Less-than Closed by Curve Above Slanted Equal
Block	Supplemental Mathematical Operators
General Category	Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Mirrored	Yes
Mirrored Character	"⪩" U+2AA9 Greater-than Closed by Curve Above Slanted Equal

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⪨
HTML Hex Encoding	⪨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xAA 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2AA8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002AA8
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2aa8

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