Delta Equal To

Part of Math Symbols

Delta Equal To has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
≜
Unicode
U+225C

About this symbol

≜, an equals sign with a small triangle, means “is defined as”, so x ≜ 5 sets the meaning of x rather than stating a fact about it. ≝ and := are used for the same job.

Unicode facts

Official name
DELTA EQUAL TO
Also called
Equiangular, Equal to by definition
Type
Maths symbol
Unicode block
Mathematical Operators
Unicode group
Relations
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)

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