Does not equal symbol (≠)
U+2260 · NOT EQUAL TO · 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
2260 Alt+X
Type 2260 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 “does not equal 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 ;notequ.
- Now type ;notequ 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 ;notequ.
- Type ;notequ in any app and tap ≠ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2260 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2260 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ≠ means and how it is used
The not-equal sign ≠ means two values differ: 3 ≠ 4. Programming languages usually write it as != or <> because ≠ is not on keyboards. On a Mac it is Option+=, which is often the fastest way; Windows users copy it or use Word's 2260 Alt+X.
The official Unicode name of ≠ is NOT EQUAL TO, code point U+2260. You will find it in the Mathematical Operators block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It also goes by these names and keywords: equal, inequality, inequation, not.
It sits in the math symbols with 148 symbols, among them π ∞ √ ± ×.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ≠ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ≠ | |
| HTML hex | ≠ | |
| CSS | content: "\2260"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2260 | |
| URL | %E2%89%A0 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 89 A0 | |
| Unicode | U+2260 |
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 | Does not equal symbol |
| Português | Sinal de diferente |
| Español | Signo de diferente (no igual) |
| Italiano | Simbolo diverso |
| Français | Symbole différent |
| Deutsch | Ungleichzeichen |
| Türkçe | Eşit değildir işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol tidak sama dengan |
| Polski | Znak nierówności (nie równa się) |
| Русский | Знак не равно |
| 日本語 | ノットイコール記号 |
| 한국어 | 같지 않음 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 2260 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 ;notequ.
What is the HTML code for the does not equal symbol?
Use the entity ≠ or the numeric code ≠ (hex ≠). In CSS write \2260, in JavaScript \u2260.
Will ≠ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ≠ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.