U+2AB8 "⪸" Succeeds Above Almost Equal To Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪸
U+2AB8 "⪸" Succeeds Above Almost Equal To is a mathematical symbol that combines a greater than sign with a squiggly almost equal to sign placed below it, indicating a relationship where one value is both greater than and approximately equal to another. This character is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is used in advanced mathematical notation to express a nuanced comparison, often in fields like set theory or analysis where a value not only exceeds another but does so within a close tolerance. It provides a precise visual shorthand for conveying that while the left operand is larger, the difference is negligible or within an accepted margin of equality.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AB8 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Succeeds Above Almost Equal To |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⪷" U+2AB7 Precedes Above Almost Equal To |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AB8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AB8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2ab8 |
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 |