Unicode Character "≡" (U+2261)

The character ≡ (Identical To) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2261. 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 Identical To
Unicode Codepoint U+2261
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Mathematical Operators
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Other Neutral (ON)
Is mirrored? No

Other Unicode Data

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

U+2261 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ≡
HTML (hex) ≡
HTML (named) ≡
URL Escape Code %E2%89%A1
CSS \002261
JavaScript, JSON \u2261
C, C++, Java \u2261
Python \u2261
Rust \u{2261}
Ruby \u2261

How to type "≡"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 2 6 1. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 2 6 1. Release Alt.

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x89 0xA1
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2261
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002261

Characters based on "≡" (U+2261)

References