Precedes

≺ is the Unicode character “PRECEDES” (U+227A). 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+227A
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ≺
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ≺
CSSFor the CSS content property \227A
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u227A
PythonEscape in Python strings \u227A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%89%BA
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 89 BA
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 227A

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 “precedes”.

In Microsoft Word, type 227A and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “precedes”.

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+227A. Every format is on the precedes page.

About ≺

Unicode name
PRECEDES
Code point
U+227A (8826)
Block
Mathematical Operators
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1