What ⪸ means
It combines a succeeding comparison with approximate equality. The approximate relation reads a ⪸ b as “a is approximately greater than b.” It indicates direction without asserting exact equality.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why 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.
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How to type or find ⪸
- Search it as
- ⪸ meaning · succapprox · succapprox symbol · succapprox LaTeX · approximate relation · approximately greater than
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⪸CSS
\2AB8LaTeX
In math mode, use
\succapprox in a setup that supports this relation.Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⪸
HTML hex
⪸
CSS content
content: "\2AB8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AA%B8
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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.