# \lessapprox

The ⪅ symbol (Less-than or approximate, U+2A85), written as \lessapprox in LaTeX math mode.

https://texform.dev/latex/symbols/lessapprox

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Topic | [Relations](https://texform.dev/latex/topics/relations) |
| Packages | ams |
| Allowed mode | math |
| Glyph | ⪅ |
| Unicode | U+2A85 LESS-THAN OR APPROXIMATE |
| Delimiter | No |

## Syntax

```latex
\lessapprox
```

Takes no arguments.

## Usage frequency

<0.01% of formulas in the measured corpus contain this entry, rank 257 of 474 entries with frequency data.

## In TeXForm

TeXForm parses this entry as a character leaf mapped to U+2A85 (LESS-THAN OR APPROXIMATE).