Neither Greater-than Nor Equal To Symbol
The ≱ symbol means “neither greater than nor equal to” in mathematical comparisons.
U+2271
The ≱ symbol is a comparison operator used to express a strict “not” condition. It is read as “neither greater-than nor equal-to.” You can copy it directly or use its Unicode/HTML escapes in code.
Neither Greater-than Nor Equal To Symbol Meaning
≱ (Unicode U+2271) is the “neither greater-than nor equal to” relation. In practice, it’s used to state that a value is not greater than and not equal to another value—so it falls strictly on the opposite side of the comparison. This is commonly paired with other comparison operators (such as ≤, <, and ≮/≯) when writing conditions in math, logic, and specification-style text. In many contexts, it communicates a logical constraint like “a is not ≥ b,” without explicitly writing both “not greater” and “not equal” parts.
Common uses
- •Mathematics: expressing constraints like “x is neither greater than nor equal to y.”
- •Logic writing: stating negated comparison conditions in proofs and rule sets.
- •Programming documentation: describing comparison behavior in specifications and comments.
- •Data validation rules: writing inequalities for validation messages and requirements.
- •UI/help text: clarifying that a user input must be strictly less than a threshold.
Examples
≱ Neither Greater-Than Nor Equal To
- ≱x ≱ y
- ≱Score ≱ 70 means the score is strictly below 70.
- ≱Temperature T ≱ 25: the condition requires T < 25.
- ≱n ≱ m indicates n is not at least m.
- ≱If a ≱ b, then we know a is less than b.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2271 | |
| HTML Entity | ≱ | |
| HTML Code | ≱ | |
| CSS | \2271 |
FAQ
What does the ≱ symbol mean?
≱ means “neither greater-than nor equal to,” i.e., the left side is not ≥ the right side.
Is ≱ the same as “not greater than”?
Not exactly. “Not greater than” usually means <, while ≱ conveys “not ≥,” which also corresponds to being strictly less in standard comparisons.
How do I copy the symbol into code?
You can use HTML entity ≱ or CSS escape \\2271. In JavaScript, you can use \\u{2271}.
What is the Unicode for ≱?
The Unicode code point is U+2271.