Neither Greater-Than nor Less-Than ≹

≹ (U+2279) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Neither Greater-Than nor Less-Than is part of the Symbols family (block: Mathematical Operators). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: NEITHER GREATER-THAN NOR LESS-THAN is a symbol in the Mathematical Operators block. Its code point is U+2279, and it belongs to the common set used in math. The symbol represents a comparison that rejects both greater and lesser relations in a single check. In many texts and calculators, this sign appears when a relation does not fit the usual greater-than or less-than cases. It helps users express constraints that are not simply ordered, which can appear in advanced formulas. The history of this symbol reflects a push to cover more comparison ideas beyond basic < and >. It is part of a broader family of operators that specialists rely on in formulas, charts, and user interfaces. These common math symbols indicate operations or comparisons in formulas and user interfaces, guiding readers to interpret results correctly. In practice, the symbol is used where a problem requires distinguishing nonstandard ordering or symmetry. It appears in mathematical texts and some software to clarify what is not allowed by simple comparisons. As a result, it helps programmers and mathematicians describe complex rules clearly during design and analysis.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2279 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

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