U+22DC "⋜" Equal to or Less-Than Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+22DC "⋜" Equal to or Less-Than is a mathematical symbol used to denote that one quantity is either equal to or less than another, functioning as the reverse or dual of the more common "less-than or equal to" sign (≤). While visually distinct, it shares the same logical meaning as ≤, often appearing in specialized contexts such as set theory, order relations, or older typesetting systems. In Unicode, it is classified under the Mathematical Operators block and should not be confused with the similarly named but differently encoded characters U+227C and U+227D, which represent "precedes or equal to" and "succeeds or equal to" in relation to partial orders.
General Properties
Code Point
U+22DC
Name
Equal to or Less-Than
Unicode 1.0 Name
Equal to or Less Than
Mirrored Character
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⋜
HTML Hex Encoding
⋜
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x8B 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x22DC
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000022DC
C/C++/Java Escape
\u22dc
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common