Equals sign (=)
U+003D · EQUALS SIGN · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type =
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+61
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 61 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: = appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
003D Alt+X
Type 003D and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into =. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick =.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “equals sign” and click = to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into = once and type it in any app:
- Copy = from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste = as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;equals.
- Now type ;equals anywhere: the keyboard suggests =.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into =:
- Copy = from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste = as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;equals.
- Type ;equals in any app and tap = in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 003d Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 003d and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What = means and how it is used
Equals sign (=) is the Unicode character U+003D, officially called EQUALS SIGN. It is in the Basic Latin block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: equals.
On this site it is part of the math symbols (148 symbols), next to π ∞ √ ± ×.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | = | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | = | |
| HTML hex | = | |
| CSS | content: "\003D"; | |
| JavaScript | \u003D | |
| URL | %3D | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 3D | |
| Unicode | U+003D |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: = dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Don't confuse = with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- =Equals signU+003D · EQUALS SIGN
- ᐀U+1400 · Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
- ⹀U+2E40 · Supplemental Punctuation
- ゠U+30A0 · Katakana
- ꓿U+A4FF · Lisu
- ꘌU+A60C · Vai
- ꞊U+A78A · Latin Extended-D
Names in other languages
What = is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Equals sign |
| Português | Sinal de igual |
| Español | Signo igual |
| Italiano | Simbolo uguale |
| Français | Signe égal |
| Deutsch | Gleichheitszeichen |
| Türkçe | Eşittir işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol sama dengan |
| Polski | Znak równości |
| Русский | Знак равенства |
| 日本語 | イコール記号 |
| 한국어 | 등호 |
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All Math →Questions people ask
How do I type = on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick = in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 003D and press Alt+X.
What is the difference between = and ᐀?
= is the equals sign (U+003D). ᐀ is a different character: ᐀ (U+1400, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type = on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for =. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;equals.
What is the HTML code for the equals sign?
Use the entity = or the numeric code = (hex =). In CSS write \003D, in JavaScript \u003D.
Will = show on every phone?
Very likely yes: = dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.