Precedes
Block: Mathematical Operators
- Symbol
- ≺
- Unicode
U+227A- Unicode name
- PRECEDES
- Block
- Mathematical Operators
- Category
- Symbol, Math
- Type
- Unicode symbol
Precedes (≺) is the Unicode character U+227A, formally named PRECEDES. 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 (U+227B).
The precedes relation encoded by ≺
≺ 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 identify the ≺ symbol to identify it from the character itself, its Unicode value, or its shape.
≺ versus ≻: which encoded operator is present?
≺ (U+227A) says PRECEDES UNDER RELATION. Its named counterpart ≻ (U+227B) says SUCCEEDS. The pair therefore differs by relation direction, not by font styling.
For U+227A, PRECEDES is the directional word that must survive any character replacement.
How ≺ Is Encoded
U+227A = decimal 8826 = HTML ≺ / ≺. A Unicode escape-style form is u227A. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 89 BA.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.