Subset Of Or Equal To
Block: Mathematical Operators
- Symbol
- ⊆
- Unicode
U+2286- Unicode name
- SUBSET OF OR EQUAL TO
- Block
- Mathematical Operators
- Category
- Symbol, Math
- Type
- Unicode symbol
Subset Of Or Equal To (⊆) is the Unicode character U+2286, formally named SUBSET OF OR EQUAL TO. The formal name places the character in the subset-relation family; equality or negation qualifiers, when present, are part of the encoded relation. A separately encoded comparison target is ⊇ Superset Of Or Equal To (U+2287).
What the formal name says about Subset Of Or Equal To
⊆ is encoded in the subset-relation family; qualifiers in the formal name determine whether equality, negation, or another variant is part of the relation.
The full Unicode name is the safe automatic description of this set relation; unsupported domain-specific meanings still require reviewed evidence.
If your character differs from this one, try what is ⊆ called? to find the exact mark from pasted text, Unicode, or visual clues.
The formal-name difference between ⊆ and ⊇
⊆ (U+2286) and ⊇ (U+2287) are separate Unicode records whose formal names identify different members of the same mathematical family.
For U+2286, compare the complete formal name before substituting another family member.
Code-Point and UTF-8 Forms for ⊆
U+2286 = decimal 8838 = HTML ⊆ / ⊆. A Unicode escape-style form is u2286. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 8A 86.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.