Less-Than Or Equal To
Block: Mathematical Operators
- Symbol
- ≤
- Unicode
U+2264- Unicode name
- LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO
- Block
- Mathematical Operators
- Category
- Symbol, Math
- Type
- Unicode symbol
Less-Than Or Equal To (≤) is the Unicode character U+2264, formally named LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO. The formal name identifies an equality-related relation, with any modifiers in the name selecting a specific equality variant. A separately encoded comparison target is ≥ Greater-Than Or Equal To (U+2265).
The mathematical identity encoded by ≤
≤ belongs to an equality-related relation family; the exact formal name determines which equality variant has been encoded.
The full Unicode name is the safe automatic description of this mathematical relation; unsupported domain-specific meanings still require reviewed evidence.
Need to identify another character? Use what is the name of ≤? with the symbol itself, its Unicode value, or a description of how it looks.
≤ versus ≥: which encoded operator is present?
≤ (U+2264) and ≥ (U+2265) are separate Unicode records whose formal names identify different members of the same mathematical family.
For U+2264, compare the complete formal name before substituting another family member.
Digital Representations of U+2264
U+2264 = decimal 8804 = HTML ≤ / ≤. A Unicode escape-style form is u2264. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 89 A4.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.