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Much Less-Than Symbol ≪
Much Less-Than Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Much Less-Than |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+226A |
| CSS Code | \226A |
| HTML Entity | ≪ |
| Hex Code | ≪ |
| HTML Code | ≪ |
| Latex | \ll |
| Symbol | ≪ |
Much Less-Than Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x89 0xAA |
| UTF-16 | 0x226A |
| UTF-32 | 0x0000226A |
Much Less-Than Symbol in Latex
Much Less-Than
1\documentclass{article}
2\begin{document}
3\ll
4\end{document}How to add much less-than symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the much less-than symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type much less-than symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the much 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 226A
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 226A is now transformed into ≪
How to type much less-than symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the much less-than on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type much less-than on your windows machine.
How to type much less-than symbol on Mac OS
You can type the much 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 "Much 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


How to type much less-than symbol on Linux
You can type the much 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 226A consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type much less-than symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the much less-than symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use much less-than in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \226A;
3 }How to use much less-than in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>≪</span>Much Less-Than symbol representation in programming languages
Much Less-Thansymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{226A} |
| Ruby | \u{226A} |
| Python | \u226A |
| PHP | \u{226A} |
| Perl | \x{226A} |
| Java | \u226A |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{226A} |
| JavaScript | \u226A |
| Go | \u226A |
| C# | \u226A |
| C and C++ | \u226A |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u226A |
| RFC 5137 | \u'226A' |
