Unicode Character "≺" (U+227A)

The character ≺ (Precedes) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+227A. 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 ≺. Its mirrored character is ≻ (U+227B).

Main Unicode Properties

Name Precedes
Unicode Codepoint U+227A
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Mathematical Operators
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Other Neutral (ON)
Is mirrored? Yes
Mirrored character ≻ (U+227B)

Other Unicode Data

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

U+227A Conversion

HTML (decimal) ≺
HTML (hex) ≺
HTML (named) ≺
URL Escape Code %E2%89%BA
CSS \00227A
JavaScript, JSON \u227A
C, C++, Java \u227A
Python \u227A
Rust \u{227A}
Ruby \u227A

How to type "≺"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 2 7 A. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 2 7 A. Release Alt.

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x89 0xBA
UTF-16 (hex) 0x227A
UTF-32 (hex) 0x0000227A

Characters based on "≺" (U+227A)

References