What ≆ means
≆ is the approximately but not actually equal to. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Mathematical Operators block; this site shelves it under Maths.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
≆ is a single code point, U2246. In HTML that is ≆, and in CSS \2246.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ≆ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find ≆
- Search it as
- approx · not equal · almost equal · approximate equality
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
≆CSS
\2246Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
≆
HTML hex
≆
CSS content
content: "\2246";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%89%86
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.