Terminology: Mathematical symbols

Summary of the common mathematical symbols, including each symbol’s name, visual and description:

Symbol	Symbol name	Symbol design description
-	Minus
+	Plus
×	Multiply	Similar to lowercase letter "x" in sans serif.
÷	Obelus, Divide	Combined colon and minus symbols.
=	Equal	Two parallel horizontal lines.
≠	Not equal	Two parallel horizontal lines with a diagonal line through both.
≈	Approximately equal	Two wavy parallel lines.
±	Plus or minus
<	Greater than
>	Less than
≤	Less than or equal to
≥	Greater than or equal to
∞	Infinity
·	Middot or period centred	Traditional English decimal point which is raised.
%	Percent	Per hundred.
‰	Permille	Per thousand.
‱	Permyriad	Also known as a basis point.
⅛	Fraction	One eighth.
¼	Fraction	One quarter.
⅜	Fraction	Three eighths.
½	Fraction	One half.
⅝	Fraction	Five eighths.
¾	Fraction	Three quarters.
¾	Fraction	Three quarters.
⅞	Fraction	Seven eighths.
⁄	Fraction	Slash.
∑	Sum
∏	Product
∫	Integral
∂	Partial differential
∆	Increment
√	Square root
∩	Intersection
ƒ	Function
π	Pi
⌀	Diameter	Bar extending diagonally through a circle.
℘	Weierstrass' elliptic function	Stylised letter "p".