⋙
Math Operator 214
- Unicode
- U+22D9
- Category
- Math
- HTML Entity
- ⋙
- CSS
- \22D9
The ⋙ symbol, known as Very Much Greater-Than, is a mathematical operator indicating that one value is exponentially or significantly larger than another. In physics and engineering, it shows that a quantity is so massive compared to another that the smaller value can be safely ignored in approximations. While primarily found in technical literature, internet users occasionally repurpose it as a decorative arrow or an exaggerated way to express superiority.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8921 or type 22D9 then Alt+X
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'very much greater'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 22D9
- HTML
- ⋙ or ⋙
In Programming
In mathematical formatting languages like LaTeX, this symbol is generated using the \ggg or \gggreater commands. It is primarily used for rendering visual mathematical formulas rather than functioning as an active bitwise operator in standard programming languages.
Tags
comparison
decorative arrow
engineering notation
magnitude
mathematics
much greater symbol
much larger than
orders of magnitude
physics approximation
superiority symbol
triple
triple chevron right
triple greater than
very much greater than