Words greater than and less than or equal to - How it works

You have to search for the greater than and less than equal sign in Word or enter it as a key combination. We will introduce you to the two options.

Enter less than and equal to characters in Word

1. In Word, go to the "Insert" tab and select "Symbols".
2. With a simple left-click, the frequently required special characters are already opened, under which you will also find the less than and greater than or equal sign in the second row.
3. However, it works a little faster with the key combination [Alt] + [8804] for the less than or equal sign and the combination [Alt] + [8805] for the greater than or equal sign.

Write greater than (equal) characters on the keyboard in Word, Excel and Co.

You can easily enter a greater than sign using the keyboard. The correct key is between the [Shift] and [Y] keys. If you press the [] key once, the character "<" appears. If you press the [Shift] + [] keys, you get the character ">".

You cannot get the greater than or equal sign with a key press, but only with the key combination [Alt] + [8804]. This also only works in office programs like Word and Excel.

The instructions are based on Word 2007. Also read how to insert the plus-minus sign in Word.