How do I type the ⯹ equals sign with infinity below symbol?

On Windows, type 2BF9 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2bf9. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⯹?

Equals Sign With Infinity Below is U+2BF9. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⯹?

Equals Sign With Infinity Below is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 11.0. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

U+2BF9 · Other symbol

Equals Sign With Infinity Below Symbol ⯹

⯹ is equals sign with infinity below, U+2BF9. Unicode also records it as “with compensation for the material”. It was added in Unicode 11.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

with compensation for the material

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2BF9`
HTML hex	`⯹`
HTML decimal	`⯹`
CSS	`\2BF9`
JavaScript	`\u{2BF9}`
Python	`\U00002BF9`
Java / C#	`\u2BF9`
Rust	`\u{2bf9}`
Swift	`\u{2BF9}`
PHP	`\u{2BF9}`
URL encoded	`%E2%AF%B9`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 AF B9`
UTF-16 bytes	`2BF9`
Base64	`4q+5`
Decimal	`11257`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 11.0

Will ⯹ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. ⯹ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. ⯹ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Unicode cross-references

The standard points readers of ⯹ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.

⮖U+2B96equals sign with infinity above

Other infinity characters

Unicode names 4 characters ending in “infinity”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.

Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows

A mixed block of arrows, stars, and geometric shapes in weights and colours the earlier blocks did not cover, plus a set of astronomical symbols.

All 254 characters in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows →

How to type ⯹

Windows	Type `2BF9` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “equals sign with infinity below”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2bf9`, press `Enter`
HTML	`⯹`

About Unicode’s Other symbol category

Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⯹ equals sign with infinity below symbol?: On Windows, type 2BF9 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2bf9. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⯹?: Equals Sign With Infinity Below is U+2BF9. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⯹?: Equals Sign With Infinity Below is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 11.0. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.