Unicode Character "≂" (U+2242)

The character ≂ (Minus Tilde) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2242. It is encoded in the Mathematical Operators block, which belongs to the Basic Multilingual Plane. It was added to Unicode in version 1.1 (June, 1993). It is HTML encoded as ≂.

Main Unicode Properties

Name Minus Tilde
Unicode Codepoint U+2242
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Mathematical Operators
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Other Neutral (ON)
Is mirrored? Yes

Other Unicode Data

Category Math Symbol
Script Code for undetermined script
Combining Class Not Reordered

U+2242 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ≂
HTML (hex) ≂
HTML (named) ≂
URL Escape Code %E2%89%82
CSS \002242
JavaScript, JSON \u2242
C, C++, Java \u2242
Python \u2242
Rust \u{2242}
Ruby \u2242

How to type "≂"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 2 4 2. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 2 4 2. Release Alt.

Preview

  • ≂
    Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • ≂
    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • ≂
    Courier, Courier New, monospace

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x89 0x82
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2242
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002242

References