Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ≴ has the Unicode code point U+2274. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
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 thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2274 to binary:
00100010 01110100. Those are the payload bits.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 10110100
NEITHER LESS-THAN NOR EQUIVALENT TO·U+2274
≴
Character Information
Code Point
U+2274
HEX
2274
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 89 B4 | 11100010 10001001 10110100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 22 74 | 00100010 01110100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 74 22 | 01110100 00100010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 22 74 | 00000000 00000000 00100010 01110100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 74 22 00 00 | 01110100 00100010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
≴
URI Encoded
%E2%89%B4
Description
The Unicode character U+2274 represents the mathematical symbol "Neither Less-Than Nor Equivalent To" (≢). This character is primarily used in digital text for mathematical expressions where a standard less-than sign (<) or equivalent-to sign (≈) would not accurately represent the intended relationship between two values. In this context, U+2274 is employed to convey the idea that the quantity on the left side of the symbol is neither smaller than nor equal to the quantity on the right side. While its usage is relatively niche within mathematical and technical fields, it serves an important role in ensuring precise communication of relationships between values when standard symbols are not sufficient.
How to type the ≴ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8820 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.