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≇

neither approximately nor actually equal to

Neither Approximately Nor Actually Equal To

≇ denies equality and the approximate-equality or congruence relation meant in context. It negates ; use for plain inequality.

Text symbol

What ≇ means

It negates the relation represented by .

can mean approximate equality or congruence: matching under a mathematical rule. rejects equality alone; negates instead.

Formal math notation; context supplies the relation.

For plain inequality, use .

Don't confuse it with

≠

Not Equal To

“≇ vs ≠”: ≠ rejects exact equality only; it says nothing about approximate equality.

≉

Not Almost Equal To

“≇ vs ≉”: ≉ negates ≈; ≇ negates ≅.

≆

Approximately But Not Actually Equal To

≆ says approximately equal but not actually equal; ≇ denies that relation.

Questions people ask

Why 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 or find ≇

Search it as: ncong · not congruent · not approximately equal · ≇ vs ≠ · ≇ vs ≉
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 2247, then AltX 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 “neither approximately nor actually equal to”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2247, then Enter or Space.

HTML

≇

CSS

\2247

Word command for ≇

In Microsoft Word’s UnicodeMath equation input, type \ncong then a space; Microsoft lists this command for ≇ as of 2026.

how to type ≇ in LaTeX

In LaTeX math mode, \not\cong is a common construction as of 2026; \not\approx gives .

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

≇

HTML hex

≇

CSS content

content: "\2247";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%E2%89%87

On screen

Code points

JS .length

UTF-8 bytes

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

Families this belongs to

Maths & numbers1,835 symbols

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