HTML Entity for Greater Than But Not Equal To (≩)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+2269
HTML entity for Greater Than But Not Equal To (U+2269) — hex, decimal, named, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Greater Than But Not Equal To (≩) symbol in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, named entity, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+2269 (GREATER-THAN BUT NOT EQUAL TO) in the Mathematical Operators block (U+2200–U+22FF).

Render it with ≩, ≩, ≩, or CSS escape \2269. It expresses that one value is greater than another but not equal—common in inequalities and formal math. Not the same as Greater Than (>, U+003E) or greater-than-or-equal (≥, U+2265).

⚡ Quick Reference — Greater Than But Not Equal To

Unicode U+2269

Mathematical Operators

Hex Code ≩

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ≩

Decimal reference

Named Entity ≩

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+2269
Hex code       ≩
HTML code      ≩
Named entity   ≩
CSS code       \2269
Meaning        Greater-than but not equal to
Not to confuse U+2265 = greater-than or equal (≥)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the Greater Than But Not Equal To symbol (≩) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\2269";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Greater Than But Not Equal To using Hexadecimal: &#x2269;</p>
<p>Greater Than But Not Equal To using Decimal: &#8809;</p>
<p>Greater Than But Not Equal To using Named Entity: &gnE;</p>
<p id="point">Greater Than But Not Equal To using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Greater Than But Not Equal To symbol (≩) is supported in modern browsers with a math-capable font:

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

See the Greater Than But Not Equal To symbol (≩) in inequality contexts:

Large glyph ≩
Named entity &gnE; renders as ≩
Inequality x ≩ y   a ≩ b
Related ≩ vs > vs ≥
Numeric refs &#x2269; &#8809; &gnE; \2269

🧠 How It Works

1

Hexadecimal Code

&#x2269; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 2269 to display the symbol. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#8809; uses the decimal Unicode value 8809 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

Named Entity

&gnE; is the semantic named entity for ≩—readable in source HTML and part of the HTML5 character set.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\2269 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All four methods produce the glyph: ≩. Unicode U+2269 is in Mathematical Operators. Next: Greater Than But Not Equivalent To.

✅

Use Cases

The Greater Than But Not Equal To symbol (≩) is commonly used in:

📐 Mathematics

Inequalities and proofs where equality is explicitly excluded (e.g. x ≩ y).

💻 Programming docs

Logic and comparison operators in API and language references.

📚 Textbooks

Academic papers, courses, and online math tutorials.

🔢 Set theory

Order relations and algebra expressing strict greater-than.

📄 Technical content

Specs and documentation comparing numeric or ordered values.

📚 Symbol references

HTML entity lists and Unicode operator documentation.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &gnE; for readable source markup
  • Use math fonts (Cambria Math, Noto Sans Math) for reliable rendering
  • Explain the relation in text for accessibility when meaning matters
  • Distinguish ≩ from ≥ and plain &gt; in documentation
  • Serve pages with UTF-8 (<meta charset="utf-8">)

Don’t

  • Confuse ≩ with not equivalent (⋧, U+22E7)
  • Use ≥ when you mean strict greater-than without equality
  • Put CSS escape \2269 in HTML text nodes
  • Rely on the symbol alone without context for screen readers
  • Assume every system font renders Mathematical Operators clearly

Key Takeaways

1

Three HTML references plus CSS all render ≩

&#x2269; &#8809; &gnE;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\2269
3

Unicode U+2269 — GREATER-THAN BUT NOT EQUAL TO

4

Prefer &gnE; for readability in HTML source

5

Next: Greater Than But Not Equivalent To

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x2269; (hex), &#8809; (decimal), &gnE; (named), or \2269 in CSS content. All produce ≩.
U+2269 (GREATER-THAN BUT NOT EQUAL TO). Mathematical Operators block (U+2200–U+22FF). Hex 2269, decimal 8809. Named entity: &gnE;.
In mathematical notation and inequalities, programming and logic documentation, academic papers and textbooks, comparison operators in technical content, set theory and algebra, and any content expressing “strictly greater than” with equality excluded.
&gnE; is the named HTML entity for ≩. It is part of the HTML5 named character set and the most readable option in source markup.
Greater-than (&gt;) means strictly greater. Greater-than-or-equal (≥) allows equality. ≩ means greater than and not equal—equivalent to strict greater-than in most contexts, but used in formal math when emphasizing the exclusion of equality.

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