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⫕

subset above subset

Subset Above Subset

⫕ is a specialist stacked subset symbol used as a relation between sets. Its name describes the stacked form; the surrounding formula gives the author's exact reading.

Text symbol

What ⫕ means

Every element of one set also belongs to the other.

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 ⫕

Also called: subsub
Search it as: subset relation · vertical subset notation · math entity name
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 2AD5, 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 “subset above subset”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2ad5, then Enter or Space.

HTML

⫕

CSS

\2AD5

Math markup entity

A 1997 W3C MathML table and 2003 entity list record subsub for this sign; &subsub; works only where that entity is declared.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

⫕

HTML hex

⫕

CSS content

content: "\2AD5";

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

URL encoded

%E2%AB%95

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

1️⃣📏📐✖️➕➖➗🟰♾️#️⃣*️⃣0️⃣