Approximately Equal symbol
Type :approx: · Math
What ≈ is for
Roughly equal, for a rounded figure or a value that will not sit still. ≈3.14 says the number has been trimmed rather than measured exactly.
How to type ≈
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:approx: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + X
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2248 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:approx: :approximately_equal: On the web
HTML ≈
Unicode U+2248
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:pm: × :times: ÷ :divide: ≠ :neq: ≡ :identical_to: ≤ :lte: ≥ :gte: ∞ :inf: √ :sqrt: ∑ :sum: ∏ :product_pi: ∫ :integral: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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