How to type ≠
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, Option+=; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2260.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ≠.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2260 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Option+= on a US keyboard layout.
Or press Control+Command+Space, search for “not equal to” and double-click ≠.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ≠ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ≠ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ≠ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ≠ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2260, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 2260, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “not equal to”.
Codes for ≠
| Unicode | U+2260 |
|---|---|
| Official name | NOT EQUAL TO |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML named | ≠ |
| HTML decimal | ≠ |
| HTML hex | ≠ |
| CSS | content: "\2260"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2260" |
| Python | "\u2260" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 89 A0 |