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Less-Than or Greater-Than Symbol

Less-Than or Greater-Than Symbol Information

Symbol Name
Less-Than or Greater-Than
Unicode Version
1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode
U+2276
CSS Code
\2276
HTML Entity
≶
Hex Code
≶
HTML Code
≶
Latex
\lessgtr
Symbol

Less-Than or Greater-Than Symbol Encoding

UTF-8
0xE2 0x89 0xB6
UTF-16
0x2276
UTF-32
0x00002276

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

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

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

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

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

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2276
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2276 is now transformed into

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

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

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

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

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

You can type the less-than or greater-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 2276 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

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

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

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

//CSS Example
1span { 2 content: \2276; 3 }

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

//HTML Example
1<span>&#8822;</span>

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

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

LanguageRepresentation
Rust
\u{2276}
Ruby
\u{2276}
Python
\u2276
PHP
\u{2276}
Perl
\x{2276}
Java
\u2276
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6
\u{2276}
JavaScript
\u2276
Go
\u2276
C#
\u2276
C and C++
\u2276
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e
\u2276
RFC 5137
\u'2276'