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≤

less-than or equal to

Less-than or equal to

≤ means “less than or equal to,” or “at most.” It sets a maximum that still counts: the left value can be smaller than the right value or equal to it.

Text symbol
Search it as
leq · le · at most · no more than
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What ≤ means

The bar includes equality. x ≤ 10 means x is no more than 10; 10 itself is allowed.

The notation developed from strict inequality signs, which exclude equality. John Wallis used a related form with a bar above in 1670; Pierre Bouguer used bars beneath the signs in 1734.

Don't confuse it with

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≦
Less-Than Over Equal To
A separate character with a stacked equals sign, not just another font drawing of ≤.
⩽
Less-Than Or Slanted Equal To
A separate variant with a slanted equality bar.
<
Less-Than Sign
Strictly less than: equality is excluded.

Questions people ask

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Can I write <= instead of ≤?

Yes. <= works as a plain-text substitute and is the actual operator in many programming languages.

How to type ≤

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2264, 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 “less-than or equal to”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2264, then Enter or Space.
HTML
&#x2264;
CSS
\2264
LaTeX
In a LaTeX math expression, use \leq or \le.
HTML
In HTML source, use &le; or &#8804;.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
&#8804;
HTML hex
&#x2264;
CSS content
content: "\2264";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%89%A4
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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.

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