Greater Than Or Equal To In Microsoft Word Mac

As soon as you press Alt+X after typing the code, Word will convert those numbers into a Delta symbol. Delta symbol Shortcut for Mac. For Mac users, the easiest way to insert the Delta symbol into MS Word is to use the keyboard shortcut. The Delta Symbol shortcut for Mac is Option+J. To use this shortcut, press and hold the Option key whilst. Typing Mathematical Symbols in Mac. On Mac, you can use the hexadecimal code values with alt or option keys to type mathematical symbols. For example, option + 2A76 will produce the three equal symbols like ⩶. You should change the keyboard input to Unicode Hex Input for using alt codes in Mac. Using Character Viewer in Mac.

Alternatively called an angle bracket, the greater thansymbol (>) is found on all computer keyboards. Usually, it's on the same key as the period on U.S. keyboards. The greater than symbol resembles an arrow pointing to the right and is commonly used in math and computer programming.

Greater Than Or Equal To Symbol In Word Mac

Tip

The wide edge of the greater than symbol always faces the larger number. For example, in '5 > 1,' the large opening of the symbol is facing the 5, which is the bigger number.

Where is the greater than on the keyboard?

Below is an overview of a computer keyboard with the greater than key highlighted in blue.

How to create a greater than

Creating the > symbol on a U.S. keyboard

Greater Than Or Equal To In Microsoft Word Mac

On English PC and Mac keyboards, the greater than symbol is on the same key as the period. Pressing and holding down the Shift, and then pressing > creates the greater than symbol.

Creating the > symbol on a smartphone or tablet

To create a greater than symbol on a smartphone or tablet, open the keyboard, go into the numbers (123), then (#+=) or symbols (sym) section, and tap the > symbol.

What is a greater than used for on a computer?

Greater Than Or Equal To In Microsoft Word Mac

Command prompt

With computers, the greater than symbol is often seen on the command-lineprompt. Below are two examples of command-line prompts using the greater than symbols.

Tip

A Linux shell often uses a dollar sign ( $ ) instead of a greater than.

Mathematics

Below is an example of how the greater than symbol could be used in math. In the example below, the statement is showing that 10 is greater than 2.

Greater Than Or Equal To In Microsoft Word

When working with negative numbers, the negative number closest to zero is greater than the other negative number. For example, in the example below, the -3 is greater than -7 because it's closer to zero.

If you're working with a negative number and a positive number, the positive number is always greater than the negative number.

Command line append symbol

Below, the greater than symbol is used as an append symbol to append text to a file in the Windows command line.

Greater Than Or Equal To In Microsoft Word Mac

Programming

Below is an example of how the greater than symbol could be used in computer programming. In this example, the if statement is executed if the variable$myvalue is greater than 100. If the variable is less than 100, this section of code is skipped.

Tip

In the example above, if you wanted to start matching at '100' and not '101' (because 100 is not greater than 100), you'd type '>=' which indicates greater than or equal to the value.

Markup language

With a markup language, like HTML, the greater than symbol is used to close a tag. For example, in the following code, the greater than symbol is used to end the opening and closing paragraph tag.

What is the other symbol on the greater than key?

On U.S. keyboards, the greater than key is shared with the period key, which may be shown next to or below the greater than symbol.

How do I type a greater than in HTML?

Because the greater than symbol is used to end HTML tags, it cannot be used in text without causing errors. To create a greater than symbol in HTML, use either the encoded entity number > or entity name > in your code. For example, using the code below display '100 > 10' in the text on the web page.

Related pages

Greater than or equal to, GT, Keyboard terms, Less than, Redirect

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Page Content

Symbol
  1. Letters with Accents – (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)
  2. Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
  3. Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
  4. Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
  5. Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
  6. Extra Accents:Extended Keyboard for OS X – (e.g. Ā, ý, č) New Page

Letters with Accents

This list is organized by Accent type. For the Template, the symbol 'V' means any vowel. The format is to hold the first two keys down simultaneously, release, then type the letter you wish to be accented.

Macintosh Option Codes for Accented Letters
ACCENTSAMPLETEMPLATE
Acute ó Ó Option+E, V
Circumflex ô ÔOption+I, V
Graveò Ò Option+`, V
Tildeõ ÕOption+N, V
Only works with 'n,N,o,O,a,A'
Umlautö Ö Option+U, V

Examples

Example 1: To input the letter ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type lowercase o.

Example 2: To input the letter Ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type capital O.

Other Foreign Characters

To insert these characters, press the Option key (bottom of keyboard) then other 'code' key to make the symbol appear.

Macintosh Option Codes for Foreign Characters
SYMBOLNAMECODE
¡

Upside-down exclamation mark

Option+1

¿

Upside-down question mark

Shift+Option+?

Ç,ç

French C cedille (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+C
Option+C

Œ,œ

OE ligature (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+Q
Option+Q

ß

German Sharp/Double S

Option+S

º, ªMasculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese)
Feminine Ordinal Number

Option+0
Option+9

Ø,ø

Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+O
Option+O

Å,å

Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+A
Option+A

Æ,æ

AE ligature (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+’ (apostrophe key)
Option+’

« »

Spanish/French quotation marks

Option+
Shift+Option+

Examples

Example 1: To input French ç (Option+C), hold down the Option, then the C key. The ç will appear.

Example 2: To input French Ç (Shift+Option+C), hold down the Shift key, then the Option key,then the C key. The ç will appear.

Currency Symbols

Macintosh Option Codes for Currency Symbols
SYMBOLNAMECODE
¢Cent sign Option+4
£British Pound Option+3
¥Japanese Yen Option+Y
Euro Sign.Shift+Option+2
May not be in older fonts.
ƒDutch Florin Option+F

Math Symbols

Macintosh Option Codes for Math Symbols
SYMBOLNAMECODE
÷Division sign Option+/
±Plus/minus sign Shift+Option+=
°The degree symbol Shift+Option+8
¬'not' symbol Option+L
Greater than or equal to Option+>
Lesser than or equal to Option+<
square root radical sign Option+V
πPi symbol Option+P
Infinity symbol Option+5
Approximately Option+X
ΔDelta/Difference Option+J
ΣSum Sign Option+W
Product Pi Symbol Shift+Option+P
ΩOhm sign Option+Z
µMicro Option+M
Partial Derivative Option+D
Integral Sign Option+B
Per Mil (1/1000) Sign Shift+Option+R

Other Punctuation

Macintosh Option Codes for Punctuation
SYMBOLNAMECODE
©Copyright symbol Option+G
®Registered Option+R
Trademark Option+2
Paragraph Symbol Option+7
DotOption+8
§Section Symbol Option+6
en-dash. Option, then minus sign Option+-
em-dash Shift+Option+-
Dagger Option+T

Other Symbols

If the symbol you need is not on this page, try these options.