Colon Equals Symbol ≔

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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 :=

Colon Equals Symbol Encoding

UTF-8 0xE2 0x89 0x94
UTF-16 0x2254
UTF-32 0x00002254


Colon Equals symbol's PNG and SVG files


How to type colon equals symbol in latex

Copy \documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
:=
\end{document}

How to add colon equals symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the colon equals 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 on microsoft Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2 2 5 4
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2 2 5 4 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 Mac OS
    How to type colon equals symbol on Mac OS

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 2 2 5 4 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 on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.


How to use colon equals in CSS

Copy // css example
span {
content: "\2254";
}

How to type colon equals in HTML

Copy // html example
<span>&#8788;</span>

Colon Equals symbol representation in programming languages

colon equals'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'
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