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Colon Equals Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Colon Equals |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+2254 |
| CSS Code | \2254 |
| HTML Entity | ≔ |
| Hex Code | ≔ |
| HTML Code | ≔ |
| Latex | := |
| Symbol | ≔ |
Colon Equals Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x89 0x94 |
| UTF-16 | 0x2254 |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002254 |
Colon Equals Symbol in Latex
Colon Equals
1\documentclass{article}
2\begin{document}
3:=
4\end{document}How to add colon equals symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the colon equals symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type colon equals symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the colon equals in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2254
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 2254 is now transformed into ≔
How to type colon equals symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the colon equals on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type colon equals on your windows machine.
How to type colon equals symbol on Mac OS
You can type the colon equals on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type "Colon Equals" in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text


How to type colon equals symbol on Linux
You can type the colon equals on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 2254 consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type colon equals symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the colon equals symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use colon equals in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \2254;
3 }How to use colon equals in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>≔</span>Colon Equals symbol representation in programming languages
Colon Equalssymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{2254} |
| Ruby | \u{2254} |
| Python | \u2254 |
| PHP | \u{2254} |
| Perl | \x{2254} |
| Java | \u2254 |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{2254} |
| JavaScript | \u2254 |
| Go | \u2254 |
| C# | \u2254 |
| C and C++ | \u2254 |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u2254 |
| RFC 5137 | \u'2254' |
