# ≺ U+227A PRECEDES

Curved less-than shape meaning precedes or lower rank than, used for partial orders in math and order theory.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `≺` |
| Codepoint | U+227A |
| Name | PRECEDES |
| Also known as | lower rank than |
| Block | [Mathematical Operators](https://unicodekit.com/block/mathematical-operators) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `≺` `≺` |
| CSS | `\227A` |
| JavaScript | `\u227A` |
| UTF-8 | E2 89 BA |
| UTF-16 | 227A |

## Related characters

- ≹ [U+2279 NEITHER GREATER-THAN NOR LESS-THAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/2279)
- ≻ [U+227B SUCCEEDS](https://unicodekit.com/char/227B)
- ≸ [U+2278 NEITHER LESS-THAN NOR GREATER-THAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/2278)
- ≼ [U+227C PRECEDES OR EQUAL TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/227C)
- ≷ [U+2277 GREATER-THAN OR LESS-THAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/2277)
- ≽ [U+227D SUCCEEDS OR EQUAL TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/227D)
- ≶ [U+2276 LESS-THAN OR GREATER-THAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/2276)
- ≾ [U+227E PRECEDES OR EQUIVALENT TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/227E)
- ≵ [U+2275 NEITHER GREATER-THAN NOR EQUIVALENT TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/2275)
- ≿ [U+227F SUCCEEDS OR EQUIVALENT TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/227F)
- ≴ [U+2274 NEITHER LESS-THAN NOR EQUIVALENT TO](https://unicodekit.com/char/2274)
- ⊀ [U+2280 DOES NOT PRECEDE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2280)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/227A · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/227A