What ⋍ means
A reverse-similar relation sign. The W3C MathML table glosses it as “reverse similar, equals” and lists backsimeq as its technical alias. The formula or proof supplies the exact rule.
Formal mathematical notation; its reading depends on the author's convention.
Do not substitute ; it means almost equal and can change the claim.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Can right-to-left text change how ⋍ looks?
Yes. In 2019, Unicode documented a legibility concern when left-to-right and right-to-left text interact around ⋍ and related tilde signs. If the wave is unclear, follow the notation’s definition.
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How to type or find ⋍
- Also called
- backsimeq
- Search it as
- LaTeX · TeX · MathML · reverse similar · almost equal
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⋍CSS
\22CDLaTeX command
In LaTeX math mode, use
\backsimeq if the renderer supports it.Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⋍
HTML hex
⋍
CSS content
content: "\22CD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8B%8D
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.