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Less-Than or Equivalent To Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Less-Than or Equivalent To |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+2272 |
| CSS Code | \2272 |
| HTML Entity | ≲ |
| Hex Code | ≲ |
| HTML Code | ≲ |
| Latex | \lessequivlnt |
| Symbol | ≲ |
Less-Than or Equivalent To Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x89 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 | 0x2272 |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002272 |
How to add less-than or equivalent to symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the less-than or equivalent to symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type less-than or equivalent to symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the less-than or equivalent to in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2272
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 2272 is now transformed into ≲
How to type less-than or equivalent to symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the less-than or equivalent to on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type less-than or equivalent to on your windows machine.
How to type less-than or equivalent to symbol on Mac OS
You can type the less-than or equivalent to 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 "Less-Than or Equivalent To" 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 less-than or equivalent to symbol on Linux
You can type the less-than or equivalent to 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 2272 consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type less-than or equivalent to symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the less-than or equivalent to symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use less-than or equivalent to in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \2272;
3 }How to use less-than or equivalent to in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>≲</span>Less-Than or Equivalent To symbol representation in programming languages
Less-Than or Equivalent Tosymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{2272} |
| Ruby | \u{2272} |
| Python | \u2272 |
| PHP | \u{2272} |
| Perl | \x{2272} |
| Java | \u2272 |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{2272} |
| JavaScript | \u2272 |
| Go | \u2272 |
| C# | \u2272 |
| C and C++ | \u2272 |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u2272 |
| RFC 5137 | \u'2272' |
