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≬

between

Between

≬ is a mathematical relation called “between,” but the glyph alone does not set one universal rule. One convention uses it for crossing intervals; another uses A≬B when two sets share an element, and a historical geometry book uses it for a row-vector inner product. For ordinary number ranges, chained inequalities show whether endpoints are included.

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What ≬ means

Its meaning depends on the notation around it. The between symbol links two objects, but the assigned rule varies by field. In interval relations, it can mark intervals that cross; in constructive mathematics, where proofs show how to build an object, and pointfree topology, which studies spaces through their open sets, A ≬ B means the sets share an element.

In the 1905 geometry book Kummer’s Quartic Surface, R. W. H. T. Hudson uses ≬ between row vectors, horizontal lists of values, for their inner product: multiply matching entries and add. In 1942, Øystein Ore used it for overlapping sets in Theory of Equivalence Relations. These examples show separate conventions.

Should I use ≬ for an interval?

Use it only after defining it. In ordinary interval notation, 2 < x < 4 leaves both endpoints out, while 2 ≤ x ≤ 4 includes them. The symbol ≬ alone does not tell readers which case you mean.

Technical and specialist: the glyph signals a relation whose rule comes from the author’s notation.

Do not infer endpoint inclusion from ≬ alone.

What it means when someone sends it to you

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Between two intervals
In one interval relation, ≬ marks crossing: neither interval lies wholly before or inside the other.
Between two row vectors
A historical convention uses it for the inner product: multiply matching entries and add.
Between two set names
In constructive mathematics, it can mean the sets share an element.

Don't confuse it with

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Combination ideas

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In constructive mathematics, A and B have an element in common.
Historical row-vector inner product: multiply matching entries and add.

Questions people ask

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Can I use ≬ in a query language?

Only if the language defines it. The parser needs a rule for the symbol; its name does not tell the software how to handle endpoints.

How to type ≬

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 226C, then Alt+X to get ≬.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “between”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 226c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
&#x226C;
CSS
\226C
Windows Word
Type 226C, then press Alt+X.
Linux GTK
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 226c, then press Space or Enter.
LaTeX
Load amssymb and use \between.
Character Map
Search for “between” in the system character picker.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
&#8812;
HTML hex
&#x226C;
CSS content
content: "\226C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%89%AC
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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