U+2AF7 "⫷" Triple Nested Less-Than Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⫷
U+2AF7 "⫷" Triple Nested Less-Than is a mathematical symbol composed of three stacked less-than signs, representing a deeply nested inequality or a specialized relational operator often used in advanced algebra, set theory, or logic to denote a series of progressive comparisons or a hierarchical ordering of values. It is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is distinct from similar double or triple angle bracket characters, serving as a precise notation for expressions where one quantity is less than a second, which is itself less than a third, continuing a chain of multiple inequalities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AF7 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Triple Nested Less-Than |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⫸" U+2AF8 Triple Nested Greater-Than |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⫷ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⫷ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAB 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AF7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AF7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2af7 |
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 |