Greater-Than Sign
>
Click the symbol above to copy
Technical Information
Unicode:
U+003EHTML Code:
>CSS Code:
"\003E"HTML Entity:
>Creative Star Showcases
- 7 > 4
- if (x > y) { return x; }
Greater-Than Sign Content
Greater-Than Sign (>)
The Greater-Than Sign (>) is a mathematical and programming symbol widely used to denote that one value is larger than another (e.g., 7 > 4). In computer science, it serves as a comparison operator and is also used in markup languages like HTML and XML.
How to Use the Symbol
You can easily copy and paste this character: >
On Windows:
Type it directly using the keyboard (Shift + . key). It is part of the standard ASCII set.
On Mac:
Press Shift + . key to insert the symbol. Universally supported across operating systems and fonts.
On Mobile:
Open the numeric/symbol keyboard and tap the > key. Available on all major devices.
Technical Information for Developers
The following codes will help developers implement the Greater-Than Sign (>) into websites and applications.
HTML Entities:
>>>CSS Content Property:
.greater-than::before { content: "\003E"; }Unicode Details:
- Unicode: U+003E
- Name: Greater-Than Sign
- Block: Basic Latin, U+0000 - U+007F
- 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 with < (U+003C)
- GCGID: SA050000
- PostScript Name: greater
- Unicode Version: 1.1 (June 1993)
Encoding:
- UTF-8 Encoding:
0x3E - UTF-16 Encoding:
0x003E - UTF-32 Encoding:
0x0000003E