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Not Equal symbol

Type :neq: · Math

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

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