Comparison symbol

Not Equal Symbol (≠)

≠ states that two expressions do not have the same value. It is not the same as the programming operators != or !==.

Not Equal ToU+22603 ≠ 4
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UnicodeU+2260
HTML decimal≠
HTML hexadecimal≠
HTML named≠
CSS\2260
JavaScript\u2260
LaTeX\ne

Character names and code points checked against The Unicode Consortium. Last verified 2026-08-12.

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Mathematical meaning

Write a ≠ b when a and b are not equal. The statement makes no claim about which value is greater.

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Code is context-specific

Use the Unicode symbol in prose and math. In programming languages, use the inequality operator defined by that language.

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