≥
≥ Greater Than or Equal To Sign
The greater-than-or-equal sign (≥) means a value is greater than or equal to another.
Also known as: greater than or equal to symbol, at least sign.
Codes
| Symbol | ≥ | |
| Unicode | U+2265 | |
| HTML entity (named) | ≥ | |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ≥ | |
| HTML entity (hex) | ≥ | |
| CSS | \2265 | |
| LaTeX | \geq | |
| Windows Alt code | Alt + 8805 |
How to type ≥ (Greater Than or Equal To Sign)
WindowsAlt + 8805
Hold Alt and type 8805 on the numeric keypad, or type 2265 then Alt + X in Word.
Mac⌥ + .
Press Option + . (the period key).
Microsoft Word2265, Alt + X
Type 2265, then press Alt + X to convert it to ≥.
Google Docs
Insert → Special characters, then search “greater than or equal”.
LaTeX\geq
Use \geq (or \ge) in math mode.
Usage
- x ≥ 5 means x is greater than or equal to 5.
- Used for lower bounds and constraints, e.g. age ≥ 18.
- In programming, the operator is written >= (JavaScript, Python, C).