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Colon Equals Symbol

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 EqualsSymbol's PNG and SVG files

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
Mac OS Character Viewer
Mac OS Character Viewer

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>&#8788;</span>

Colon Equals symbol representation in programming languages

Colon Equalssymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

LanguageRepresentation
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'