∞SymbolsSymbolsMathematical OperatorsReviewed 2026-08-11

MUCH LESS-THAN

MUCH LESS-THAN is a symbol in the Mathematical Operators Unicode block.

U+226A · 15.1.0 · Common script

About this character

MUCH LESS-THAN (U+226A) belongs to the Mathematical Operators block with Unicode general category Sm. Copy it as UTF-8, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or Python from its character page.

Copy formats

FormatValueAction
UTF-8E2 89 AA
UTF-16226A
HTML≪ / ≪
CSS\00226A
JavaScript\u226a
Python\u226a
URL%E2%89%AA

Character

Copy the literal character when you need the glyph itself: