RIGHTWARDS ARROW ABOVE ALMOST EQUAL TO·U+2975

Character Information

Code Point
U+2975
HEX
2975
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 A5 B5
11100010 10100101 10110101
UTF16 (big Endian)
29 75
00101001 01110101
UTF16 (little Endian)
75 29
01110101 00101001
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 29 75
00000000 00000000 00101001 01110101
UTF32 (little Endian)
75 29 00 00
01110101 00101001 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⥵
URI Encoded
%E2%A5%B5

Description

The Unicode character U+2975, known as RIGHTWARDS ARROW ABOVE ALMOST EQUAL TO, is a specialized symbol used in digital text to indicate an almost equal relationship between two values or quantities. It plays a critical role in mathematical equations and scientific notations where exact equality cannot be established but close approximation is crucial. This character is particularly useful in the domains of physics, engineering, computer science, and statistics. Despite its niche usage, it has no notable cultural, linguistic, or technical context beyond its purely informational function. Its precise application helps convey a subtle yet significant meaning in complex mathematical equations and expressions. Therefore, the RIGHTWARDS ARROW ABOVE ALMOST EQUAL TO (U+2975) is an essential tool in the modern digital text arsenal for accurate and concise representation of scientific and mathematical concepts.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 10613 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+2975. 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+2975 to binary: 00101001 01110101. 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 10100101 10110101