U+2AAC "⪬" Smaller than or Equal To Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪬
U+2AAC "⪬" Smaller than or Equal To is a mathematical symbol that visually combines a less-than sign with an underline, representing the relational operator meaning "is less than or equal to". It is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, introduced in Unicode 3.2 to support advanced and non-standard mathematical notation. This character is distinct from the more common "≤" (U+2264) as it often appears in specialized contexts such as logic, formal systems, or typesetting where a specific stylistic variant is required. Its primary function is to express that one value is either smaller than or exactly equal to another, making it a useful tool in equations, inequalities, and programming documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AAC |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Smaller than or Equal To |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⪭" U+2AAD Larger than or Equal To |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AAC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AAC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2aac |
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 |