U+2AFA "⫺" Double-Line Slanted Greater-than or Equal To Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2AFA "⫺" Double-Line Slanted Greater-than or Equal To is a mathematical typographic symbol that combines a slanted greater-than sign with a double horizontal line underneath, indicating that one value is either larger than or exactly equal to another. Originally encoded in Unicode 3.2 for use in formal logic and advanced algebra, this character is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is distinguished from the more common "≥" by its slanted, double-lined design, which helps prevent confusion in dense technical notation. It is visually symmetric with its counterpart, the Double-Line Slanted Less-than or Equal To (U+2AF9), and is employed primarily in specialized mathematical texts and computer algebra systems where precise relational symbols are required.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⫺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⫺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xAB 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2AFA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002AFA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2afa |
Unicode Properties