Almost Equal To
Part of Math Symbols
On Windows, hold Alt and type 247 on the numeric keypad to insert almost equal to.
- Alt code
- Alt+247
- HTML entity
- ≈
- Unicode
- U+2248
About this symbol
The almost equal to sign means two values are close but not exactly the same, as in π ≈ 3.14. Engineers and scientists use it for rounded figures and estimates.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- ALMOST EQUAL TO
- Also called
- Asymptotic to
- Type
- Maths symbol
- Unicode block
- Mathematical Operators
- Unicode group
- Relations
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
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