Precedes Or Equal To
Block: Mathematical Operators
- Symbol
- ≼
- Unicode
U+227C- Unicode name
- PRECEDES OR EQUAL TO
- Block
- Mathematical Operators
- Category
- Symbol, Math
- Type
- Unicode symbol
Precedes Or Equal To (≼) is the Unicode character U+227C, formally named PRECEDES OR EQUAL TO. PRECEDES establishes the direction of the relation; UNDER RELATION further identifies the named variant. The corresponding SUCCEEDS form is a different Unicode character. A separately encoded comparison target is ≽ Succeeds Or Equal To (U+227D).
Why ≼ is a precedes-family relation
≼ is named for a precedes relation. Unicode therefore treats it as a mathematical relation character, not merely as a decorative curved less-than shape.
UNDER RELATION narrows the PRECEDES family to this named variant. The corresponding SUCCEEDS UNDER RELATION character reverses the reading and has another code point.
When another character is unclear, try what is ≼ called? to identify it from the character itself, its Unicode value, or its shape.
How ≼ Is Encoded
U+227C = decimal 8828 = HTML ≼ / ≼. A Unicode escape-style form is u227C. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 89 BC.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.
Why U+227C and U+227D remain separate characters
≼ (U+227C) says PRECEDES UNDER RELATION. Its named counterpart ≽ (U+227D) says SUCCEEDS OR EQUAL TO. The pair therefore differs by relation direction, not by font styling.
For U+227C, PRECEDES is the directional word that must survive any character replacement.