Less than or equal to symbol (≤)
U+2264 · LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ≤
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+243
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 243 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
2264 Alt+X
Type 2264 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 “less 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 ;lessth.
- Now type ;lessth 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 ;lessth.
- Type ;lessth in any app and tap ≤ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2264 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2264 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ≤ means and how it is used
≤ means less than or equal to: x ≤ 10 includes 10. Japanese school maths writes the variant ≦ with a double bar. Programming languages write <= instead. On a Mac press Option+comma; on Windows Alt+243. Spreadsheet formulas such as =IF(A1<=10, …) use the same two-character form. In words, 'at most' or 'no more than' says the same thing.
In Unicode, ≤ is code point U+2264 with the official name LESS-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, inequality, less-than, or.
You will find it in our math symbols, 148 symbols in all, together with π ∞ √ ± ×.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | ≤ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ≤ | |
| HTML hex | ≤ | |
| CSS | content: "\2264"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2264 | |
| URL | %E2%89%A4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 89 A4 | |
| Unicode | U+2264 |
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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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 | Less than or equal to symbol |
| Português | Sinal de menor ou igual |
| Español | Signo menor o igual |
| Italiano | Simbolo minore uguale |
| Français | Symbole inférieur ou égal |
| Deutsch | Kleiner-gleich-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Küçük eşittir işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol kurang dari sama dengan |
| Polski | Znak mniejszy lub równy |
| Русский | Знак меньше или равно |
| 日本語 | 以下記号 |
| 한국어 | 작거나 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 2264 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 ;lessth.
What is the HTML code for the less than or equal to symbol?
Use the entity ≤ or the numeric code ≤ (hex ≤). In CSS write \2264, in JavaScript \u2264.
Will ≤ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ≤ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.