U+2A74 "" Double Colon Equal Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Math Source: Browser Default

U+2A74 "" Double Colon Equal is a mathematical symbol used primarily in formal logic, computer science, and type theory to denote definitional equality or assignment, often indicating that the left-hand side is defined as being equivalent to the right-hand side. It resembles a doubled colon followed by an equals sign, combining the roles of a definitional colon and an equality operator. This character is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and provides a concise notation for stipulating that a term or variable is explicitly defined by an expression, distinguishing such definitions from mere equations or assertions.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⩴
HTML Hex Encoding
⩴
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xA9 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2A74
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002A74
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2a74