ALMOST EQUAL TO

Official Unicode character in the Mathematical Operators block. Use the copy buttons or follow the platform-specific instructions below to type this character.

How to Type the ALMOST EQUAL TO (≈)

Windows Instructions

Hold Alt + type 8776 or Alt + 247 on NumPad

Num Lock must be turned on. Numbers must be typed on the physical numeric keypad on the right.

macOS (Apple) Instructions

Press Option + X

Standard macOS mnemonic Option key shortcut compatible with US and International Mac keyboards.

Technical Specifications & Encoding Details

Unicode Codepoint	U+2248
Decimal Value	8776
Hexadecimal Value	0x2248
UTF-8 Bytes	0xE2 0x89 0x88
HTML Named Entity	≈
HTML Decimal Entity	≈
HTML Hex Entity	≈
General Category	Math Symbol (Sm)
Unicode Block	Mathematical Operators
Script	Common