Approximately Equal To Symbol
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Technical Information
U+2245≅"\2245"≅Creative Star Showcases
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Approximately Equal To Symbol Content
Approximately Equal To Symbol (≅)
The "Approximately Equal To Symbol" (≅) is a mathematical and scientific symbol used to indicate that two quantities or values are nearly equal. It is widely used in fields like physics, chemistry, engineering, and statistics to represent an approximation, rounding, or an estimation rather than an exact equivalence. This character is also used in geometry to denote congruence between two shapes.
How to Use the Approximately Equal To Symbol
You can easily copy and paste the Approximately Equal To Symbol: ≅
On Windows:
Use the Character Map (Charmap.exe), search for "Approximately Equal To," or use its Unicode code point directly.
On Mac:
Use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols), and search for "approximately" or "equal to."
On Mobile (iOS/Android):
This symbol is often available on standard keyboards under the math or symbol sections.
Technical Information for Developers
The following codes are useful for implementing the Approximately Equal To Symbol (≅) in websites and applications.
HTML Entities:
≅≅≅CSS Content Property:
.approximately-equal-symbol::before { content: "\2245"; }Unicode Details:
- Unicode: U+2245
- Name: APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO
- Block: Mathematical Operators, U+2200 - U+22FF
- Plane: Basic Multilingual Plane, U+0000 - U+FFFF
- Script: Code for undetermined script (Zyyy)
- Category: Math Symbol (Sm)
- Bidirectional Class: Other Neutral (ON)
- Combining Class: Not Reordered (0)
- Character is Mirrored: Yes (Mirrored by ≌ U+224C)
- Unicode Version: 1.1 (June 1993)
Encoding:
- UTF-8 Encoding:
0xE2 0x89 0x85 - UTF-16 Encoding:
0x2245 - UTF-32 Encoding:
0x00002245