Approximately but not actually equal to

≆ is the Unicode character “APPROXIMATELY BUT NOT ACTUALLY EQUAL TO” (U+2246). It belongs to the Mathematical Operators block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

≆ codes

UnicodeCode point U+2246
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ≆
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ≆
CSSFor the CSS content property \2246
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2246
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2246
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%89%86
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 89 86
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2246

How to type ≆

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “approximately but not actually equal to”.

In Microsoft Word, type 2246 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “approximately but not actually equal to”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+2246. Every format is on the approximately but not actually equal to page.

About ≆

Unicode name
APPROXIMATELY BUT NOT ACTUALLY EQUAL TO
Code point
U+2246 (8774)
Block
Mathematical Operators
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1