Less-than or equivalent to

≲ is the Unicode character “LESS-THAN OR EQUIVALENT TO” (U+2272). 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+2272
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ≲
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ≲
CSSFor the CSS content property \2272
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2272
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2272
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%89%B2
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 89 B2
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2272

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 “less-than or equivalent to”.

In Microsoft Word, type 2272 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “less-than or equivalent 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+2272. Every format is on the less-than or equivalent to page.

About ≲

Unicode name
LESS-THAN OR EQUIVALENT TO
Code point
U+2272 (8818)
Block
Mathematical Operators
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1