U+2ABB "⪻" Double Precedes Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⪻
U+2ABB "⪻" Double Precedes is a mathematical symbol used primarily in formal logic and order theory to denote a strong or double version of the "precedes" relation, often indicating that one element precedes another in a strict or two-step ordering. It is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is visually distinct as a doubled version of the standard "precedes" sign, making it useful for specifying nuanced relational comparisons in academic and technical notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2ABB |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Double Precedes |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⪼" U+2ABC Double Succeeds |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⪻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⪻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAA 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2ABB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002ABB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2abb |
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 |