U+003E

Greater-than Sign>

Greater-than Sign is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Basic Latin block, listed here under Basic Latin (ASCII). Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "greater", "than", "angle", "bracket".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+003E
Decimal
62
Hex
0x003E
Octal
0o76

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+003E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0GREATER-THAN SIGN
DecimalBase 1062
HexadecimalBase 160x003E
OctalBase 80o76
BinaryBase 20000000000111110
General categorySymbol, mathSm
Unicode blockU+0000–U+007FBasic Latin
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)>
HTML entity (hex)>
HTML entity (named)>
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\003E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%3E

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u003E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u003E
Python\u003E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u003E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-81 byte3E
UTF-16 (BE)003E
UTF-32 (BE)0000003E

How to type Greater-than Sign

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3E with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3E then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 003E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Greater-than Sign".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3e, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: > in HTML, \003E in CSS, and \u003E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
GREATER-THAN SIGN
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Sm — Symbol, math

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Basic Latin block: U0000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Greater-than Sign symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select > and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Greater-than Sign?

Greater-than Sign is U+003E (decimal 62, hexadecimal 0x003E, octal 0o76). It lives in the Basic Latin block (U+0000–U+007F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Greater-than Sign?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "GREATER-THAN SIGN". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Greater-than Sign?

Use > or >, or the named entity >. In CSS, use content: "\003E".

How do I type Greater-than Sign in code?

JavaScript: "\u003E". Python: "\u003E". JSON and Java: "\u003E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 3E.

Is Greater-than Sign an emoji?

No. Greater-than Sign is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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