Very much less-than

⋘ is the Unicode character “VERY MUCH LESS-THAN” (U+22D8). 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+22D8
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⋘
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⋘
CSSFor the CSS content property \22D8
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u22D8
PythonEscape in Python strings \u22D8
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%8B%98
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 8B 98
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 22D8

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 “very much less-than”.

In Microsoft Word, type 22D8 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “very much less-than”.

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+22D8. Every format is on the very much less-than page.

About ⋘

Unicode name
VERY MUCH LESS-THAN
Code point
U+22D8 (8920)
Block
Mathematical Operators
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1