NEITHER GREATER-THAN NOR EQUAL TO·U+2271

Character Information

Code Point
U+2271
HEX
2271
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 89 B1
11100010 10001001 10110001
UTF16 (big Endian)
22 71
00100010 01110001
UTF16 (little Endian)
71 22
01110001 00100010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 22 71
00000000 00000000 00100010 01110001
UTF32 (little Endian)
71 22 00 00
01110001 00100010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
≱
URI Encoded
%E2%89%B1

Description

The Unicode character U+2271, known as the "Neither Greater-Than Nor Equal To" symbol (≩), is a mathematical symbol primarily used in digital text for its role in representing an inequality that is neither greater than nor equal to. It is part of the Mathematical Operators block and is often utilized in set theory and abstract algebra, where it helps to precisely convey complex mathematical relationships. The character's usage is particularly prominent in formal proofs, mathematical documentation, and computer programming languages that require a clear and unambiguous expression of these types of comparisons. There are no significant cultural or linguistic contexts associated with U+2271, as it is a universally recognized symbol within the scope of mathematics and its applications.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 8817 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+2271. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2271 to binary: 00100010 01110001. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100010 10001001 10110001