Greater than or equal to symbol (≥)
U+2265 · GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ≥
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+242
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 242 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
2265 Alt+X
Type 2265 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
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+.
Press ⌥ Option+. to type ≥. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “greater than or equal to symbol” 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 ;greate.
- Now type ;greate 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 ;greate.
- Type ;greate in any app and tap ≥ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2265 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2265 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ≥ means and how it is used
≥ means greater than or equal to: ages ≥ 18. Japanese textbooks use the variant ≧. In code it is written >=. On a Mac press Option+period; on Windows Alt+242 with a numeric keypad. Spreadsheet formulas use the same two-character form, as in =IF(A1>=18, …). In words, 'at least' or 'no fewer than' says the same thing.
In Unicode, ≥ is code point U+2265 with the official name GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO. It belongs to the Mathematical Operators block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: equal, equals, greater-than, inequality, or.
You will find it in our math symbols, 148 symbols in all, together with π ∞ √ ± ×.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ≥ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ≥ | |
| HTML hex | ≥ | |
| CSS | content: "\2265"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2265 | |
| URL | %E2%89%A5 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 89 A5 | |
| Unicode | U+2265 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
≥ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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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 | Greater than or equal to symbol |
| Português | Sinal de maior ou igual |
| Español | Signo mayor o igual |
| Italiano | Simbolo maggiore uguale |
| Français | Symbole supérieur ou égal |
| Deutsch | Größer-gleich-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Büyük eşittir işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol lebih dari sama dengan |
| Polski | Znak większy lub równy |
| Русский | Знак больше или равно |
| 日本語 | 以上記号 |
| 한국어 | 크거나 같음 기호 |
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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 2265 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+..
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 ;greate.
What is the HTML code for the greater than or equal to symbol?
Use the entity ≥ or the numeric code ≥ (hex ≥). In CSS write \2265, in JavaScript \u2265.
Will ≥ show on every phone?
≥ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.