Approximately equal to

≅ is the Unicode character “APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO” (U+2245). 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+2245
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ≅
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ≅
HTML entityNamed HTML entity ≅
CSSFor the CSS content property \2245
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2245
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2245
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%89%85
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 89 85
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2245

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 equal to”.

In Microsoft Word, type 2245 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “approximately 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+2245. Every format is on the approximately equal to page.

About ≅

Unicode name
APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO
Code point
U+2245 (8773)
Block
Mathematical Operators
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1