Greater-Than with Circle Inside ⩺

⩺ (U+2A7A) 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: Greater-Than with Circle Inside is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental 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: The character GREATER-THAN WITH CIRCLE INSIDE has the code point U+2A7A and belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block. It is used in high level math to show a relation that is stronger than a simple greater than. In theory, the circle inside signals a special or applied form of comparison. Unicode added this symbol to give writers a precise way to express such relations. In practice, you may see it in advanced formulas, textbooks, and research papers that deal with ordered relations. It also appears in theories of logic and set theory where nuanced comparisons matter. Software systems may display it in formulas, diagrams, or annotated interfaces to help users distinguish a stricter condition than a plain greater than. In user interfaces, common math symbols indicate operations or comparisons in formulas and user interfaces. This symbol helps avoid ambiguity when a standard operator does not fit. As a result, the glyph becomes part of technical writing and digital math tools. It remains available for use wherever a strict greater-than-with-circle relation is needed.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2A7A 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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