Not Equal symbol
Type :neq: · Math
Unicode name Not Equal To · Mathematical Operators block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ≠ is for
Says two things differ. Comes up as often in code review prose as in maths, since it reads more cleanly than != when you are describing behaviour rather than writing it.
How to type ≠
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:neq: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + =
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2260 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:neq: :not_equal: On the web
HTML ≠
Unicode U+2260
JavaScript '\u{2260}'
CSS "\2260"
Python '\u2260'
URL %E2%89%A0
More from math
:rationals: ℂ :complexes: ± :pm: × :times: ÷ :divide_symbol: ≈ :approx: ≡ :identical_to: ≤ :lte: ≥ :gte: ∞ :inf: √ :sqrt: ∑ :sum: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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