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Greater-Than or Less-Than Symbol

Greater-Than or Less-Than Symbol Information

Symbol Name
Greater-Than or Less-Than
Unicode Version
1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode
U+2277
CSS Code
\2277
HTML Entity
≷
Hex Code
≷
HTML Code
≷
Latex
\gtrless
Symbol

Greater-Than or Less-Than Symbol Encoding

UTF-8
0xE2 0x89 0xB7
UTF-16
0x2277
UTF-32
0x00002277

Greater-Than or Less-ThanSymbol's PNG and SVG files

How to add greater-than or less-than symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the greater-than or less-than symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:

How to type greater-than or less-than symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the greater-than or less-than in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2277
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2277 is now transformed into

How to type greater-than or less-than symbol on Microsoft Windows

You can type the greater-than or less-than on Microsoft windows using following steps:

  • Hold Alt and press to type greater-than or less-than on your windows machine.

How to type greater-than or less-than symbol on Mac OS

You can type the greater-than or less-than 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 "Greater-Than or Less-Than" 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 greater-than or less-than symbol on Linux

You can type the greater-than or less-than 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 2277 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type greater-than or less-than symbol on IOS and Android

The easiest way to type the greater-than or less-than symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.

How to use greater-than or less-than in CSS

//CSS Example
1span { 2 content: \2277; 3 }

How to use greater-than or less-than in HTML

//HTML Example
1<span>&#8823;</span>

Greater-Than or Less-Than symbol representation in programming languages

Greater-Than or Less-Thansymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

LanguageRepresentation
Rust
\u{2277}
Ruby
\u{2277}
Python
\u2277
PHP
\u{2277}
Perl
\x{2277}
Java
\u2277
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6
\u{2277}
JavaScript
\u2277
Go
\u2277
C#
\u2277
C and C++
\u2277
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e
\u2277
RFC 5137
\u'2277'