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