What ≶ means
It joins two opposite comparison directions. As a comparison operator, it needs the full expression to show which relation holds.
The history of ≶ connects it to < and >: these signs were devised for algebraic comparison and first appeared in print in 1631.
Formal mathematical notation; it can look technical in ordinary prose.
Use for plain inequality; ≶ names a less-than-or-greater-than relation.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
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Greater-Than Or Less-Than
≶ vs ≷: the second reverses the directions, reading greater-than or less-than.
Neither Less-Than Nor Greater-Than
The diagonal stroke negates both directions: neither less than nor greater than.
Less-Than Equal To Or Greater-Than
⋚ has equals bars between < and >; it adds “or equal” to the comparison.
Related characters
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Combination ideas
3a is either less than or greater than b.
x is nonzero: on one side of zero or the other.
Compare the p-value with 0.05 and decide either way.
Questions people ask
1Why does ≶ look different in some fonts?
Font designs can vary its slant and proportions; those stylistic differences do not change the character.
More like this
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How to type or find ≶
- Also called
- lessgtr
- Search it as
- lg · less greater · greater less · comparison operator · math relation
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
≶CSS
\2276Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
≶
HTML hex
≶
CSS content
content: "\2276";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%89%B6
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.