What ≧ means
Same meaning, different drawing: ≧ has two lines underneath. Both say "greater than or equal to", or simply "at least". Unicode keeps them as separate characters, but treats the difference as one of style.
Which one you see depends on where the text comes from. Japanese school books and exams use ≧ and its partner , and the pair sits in Japan's standard character set, so it turns up naturally in Japanese documents. Many English-language and European maths texts print .
Why is it in a face like (≧?
It draws eyes squeezed shut with joy or excitement. In Japanese-style emoticons (kaomoji), ≧ and face each other as tightly closed eyes: (≧, (≧ or ≧ω read as delight, laughing or excitement. Here the symbol has nothing to do with maths; it is only a shape.
Neutral and technical in maths; playful and cheerful inside kaomoji.
Part of the collection
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsMaths: at least, greater than or equal to.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
6Worth knowing
- The double line under the sign goes back to French scientist Pierre Bouguer, who wrote inequalities that way in 1734.
Questions people ask
2Can I use ≧ instead of in homework?
Yes. Both mean the same; follow whatever your teacher or textbook uses.
Does > in code turn into ≧?
No. Most programming languages want the two characters >; a few, such as Julia, also accept , but ≧ is rarely a valid operator.
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Collections with ≧
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How to type or find ≧
- Also called
- greater than or equal to · geqq · double-bar greater-or-equal
- Search it as
- ≧ · >= · greater than or equal · at least · inequality · kaomoji eyes · ≧▽≦
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
≧\2267Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.