What ⧓ means
Its surrounding notation supplies the exact relationship. Unicode classifies ⧓ as a mathematical relation sign. Different fields or authors can assign relation signs different jobs, so the formula or notation key tells you how to read this one.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions 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.
How to type ⧓
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 29D3, 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 “black bowtie”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 29d3, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⧓CSS
\29D3Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⧓
HTML hex
⧓
CSS content
content: "\29D3";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A7%93
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.