Much greater than sign (≫)
U+226B · MUCH GREATER-THAN · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ≫
Windows
No Alt code
≫ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
226B Alt+X
Type 226B 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 “much greater than 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 ;muchgreate.
- Now type ;muchgreate 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 ;muchgreate.
- Type ;muchgreate in any app and tap ≫ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 226b Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 226b and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ≫ means and how it is used
In Unicode, ≫ is code point U+226B with the official name MUCH GREATER-THAN. It belongs to the Mathematical Operators block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: greater-than, inequality, mathematics, much.
You will find it in our math, 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: "\226B"; | |
| JavaScript | \u226B | |
| URL | %E2%89%AB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 89 AB | |
| Unicode | U+226B |
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 | Much greater than sign |
| Português | Sinal de muito maior que |
| Español | Signo mucho mayor que |
| Italiano | Simbolo molto maggiore |
| Français | Symbole très supérieur |
| Deutsch | Viel-größer-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Çok büyüktür işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol jauh lebih besar |
| Polski | Znak znacznie większy |
| Русский | Знак много больше |
| 日本語 | 非常に大なり記号 |
| 한국어 | 매우 큼 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 226B and press Alt+X.
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 ;muchgreate.
What is the HTML code for the much greater than sign?
Use the entity ≫ or the numeric code ≫ (hex ≫). In CSS write \226B, in JavaScript \u226B.
Will ≫ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ≫ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.