Approximately Symbol is a free, anonymous US-English reference for copying the ≈ symbol, checking Unicode, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and LaTeX codes, learning verified input methods, comparing related relation symbols and testing whether two numbers are approximately equal under a chosen tolerance.
Who it is for
US-English writers, students, and developers who need to copy or type the ≈ symbol and look up its codes.
Problem it solves
The approximately equal sign is easy to confuse with other relation symbols, and its Unicode, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and LaTeX codes are scattered across different references. This page collects them in one place.
The solution
It lets you copy the ≈ symbol, look up every code variant, follow documented input methods, compare related relation symbols, and test whether two numbers are approximately equal under a tolerance you choose.
What makes it unique
It stays focused on the ≈ symbol and closely related relation symbols, is anonymous with no account needed, and includes a tolerance checker for comparing two numbers.
Features5 listed
Copy the approximately equal sign in one click
Copy the ≈ symbol straight to your clipboard from the reference page.
Check Unicode, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and LaTeX codes
Every code variant for the ≈ symbol is listed together so you can paste the one your markup needs.
Learn verified input methods
Documented input methods show how to type the ≈ symbol from your own keyboard.
Compare related relation symbols
Related relation symbols are shown together so you can pick the exact one you mean.
Test whether two numbers are approximately equal
Enter two numbers and a tolerance to check whether they count as approximately equal.
Details
Platforms
Web
Pricing
Free
Built for
US-English writers, students, and developers who need to copy or type the ≈ symbol and look up its codes.
In IndieTools' mobile lab test on November 12, 2026, the Approximately Symbol website scored 98 out of 100 (good). All 5 lab metrics were rated good. It placed #449 overall in the finalized week 2026-W45.
Measured (UTC)
LCPLargest Contentful Paint
791 ms
Good
TBTTotal Blocking Time
162 ms
Good
CLSCumulative Layout Shift
0.000
Good
FCPFirst Contentful Paint
791 ms
Good
Ranked #449 overall in 2026-W45, best #96.
Approximately Symbol lab metrics
Speed metrics for Approximately Symbol, measured November 12, 2026
Metric
Result
Status
Trend
Mobile lab testMid-range phone on a throttled 4G connection, two runs averaged. Changes compare with the run on Nov 11.
Performance score
GoodAbout the same
98 / 100
GoodAbout the same
First Contentful PaintFCP
GoodAbout the same
791 ms
GoodAbout the same
Largest Contentful PaintLCP
GoodAbout the same
791 ms
GoodAbout the same
Speed IndexSI
Good360 ms faster
1.96 s
Good360 ms faster
Total Blocking TimeTBT
Good10 ms slower
162 ms
Good10 ms slower
Cumulative Layout ShiftCLS
GoodAbout the same
0.000
GoodAbout the same
Unthrottled observationsTimed on the test machine's own fast connection, so they read lower than the lab metrics above.
Page loadLoad
161 ms faster
1.47 s
161 ms faster
Server responseTTFB
About the same
2 ms
About the same
Approximately Symbol performance history
53 comparable mobile lab runs since September 28, 2026. Choose a metric and a range, then move along the line to read each run.
Approximately Symbol Speed ranking
Weekly Speed standing for Approximately Symbol
Weekly standingLatest finalized week 2026-W45. Bests cover the last 52 finalized weeks.
Stored lab observations from controlled test runs, not real-user Core Web Vitals or a guarantee of search rankings. Weekly standings remain attached to their finalized edition.Method psi-mobile-two-sample-mean-v1, 2 samples per reading. Lab results can vary between runs.
Model difference+4. DR4 is 4 points higher than DR3.
Measured · approximatelysymbol.com
What do DR4, DR3 and the model difference mean?
DR4:
Ahrefs' newer model. It gives more weight to links from sites with organic search traffic and rates a subdomain on its own links.
DR3:
The previous model, shown in the Ahrefs app until 1 December 2026.
Model difference:
DR4 minus DR3 for the same domain. The models calculate differently, so this is not growth or a drop; the “since” lines compare each model with itself.
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