Less-Than Above Double-Line Equal Above Greater-Than ⪋

⪋ (U+2A8B) 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: Less-Than Above Double-Line Equal Above Greater-Than 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 U+2A8B, named LESS-THAN ABOVE DOUBLE-LINE EQUAL ABOVE GREATER-THAN, lives in the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block. In use, it appears in mathematics and in user interfaces as a special relational symbol. Its form signals a specific relation that stands apart from the simple < or ≤ signs. In practice, people rely on it when they need a clear, compact way to show a layered relation in formulas. The symbol helps keep expressions concise and readable in technical documents and software layouts. History shows it emerged with a set of operators designed for advanced math notation. Today, it is part of a broad family of symbols used by mathematicians and designers. Common math symbols indicate operations or comparisons in formulas and user interfaces. This usage atom describes how the symbol communicates a relation and supports precise interpretation across contexts. As with many specialized symbols, its meaning is determined by the surrounding notation and the audience. In short, the symbol is a compact tool for representing a layered comparison in math and interfaces.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2A8B 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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