How to create greater than/less than or equal to characters in Excel

Punctuation or math characters are very useful when writing about a topic on the computer. The latter are especially necessary for accounting documents created in Excel. However, some symbols such as "Greater than or equal to" and "Less than or equal to" they are not visible to the naked eye on the keyboard. That complicates the task of being able to use them a bit, especially in the case of inexperienced or novice users.

Because sometimes the digital distribution of keys is not the same as that in the physical aspect. In that sense, a completely different character may appear than the one you thought you were using on the keyboard. However, there are commands you can use to add "Greater than or equal to" symbols Yes "less than or equal to" in Excel. Likewise, you have the option of resorting to the program's character map or tool menu.

use codes

By means of codes you can write different symbols using the Alt key combined with numbers, including the greater than/less than or equal to sign. It can be used on both desktop and laptop computers. However, for the latter you have to activate a special function of them, because they do not have an independent numeric keypad. With this in mind, check out how to do this below.

on Windows

On computers with this type of operating system, you must enter the following codes:

• Greater than or equal to (≥): Alt + 242
• Less than or equal to (≤): Alt + 243

on Mac

In this type of computers, the codes to be used are different from the previous ones. These are:

• Greater than or equal to (≥): + >
• Less than or equal to (≤): +

Using the Toolbar

If for some reason you couldn't do it with the previous option, you can try this alternative. Using the Excel toolbar, you can record the characters you need† See the steps to follow below:

1. Click on the "Insert†
2. Select "symbols†
3. Press "Symbol†
4. Doing so will open a window with several symbols. Select the one that matches to your needs.
5. Click on "Insert†

When you are done, you can close the window and you will find the character you added in the selected cell† The process is extremely fast, but also simple.

other characters

Now there are other symbols that are very similar that you may need to use. Therefore, here is a list of codes for each operating system:

greater than (>)

• In Windows the code is used ALT + 62
• In mac used Shift + >
• In Linuxthe code "CTRL + Shift + u" and then press "e3†

less than (

• In Windows the code is used ALT + 60
• In mac used ALT +
• In Linux code is used"CTRL + Shift + u" and then press "3c†

same (=)

• In Windows used Shift += one of both ALT+61
• In mac used Shift + ALT + 8
• In Linux the code is used CTRL+Shift+u+3d† Then release the first three buttons and hold 3d . pressed

Finally, it should be mentioned that all the methods mentioned (except the Excel toolbar) can be used in other Microsoft Office programs, such as Word.