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Always the option to use <>. Though I'm not sure how common it is.

• glandium 10y ago
  There is also ≠.
  • gravypod 10y ago
    Where do I buy a keyboard that emmits that?
    • catnaroek 10y ago
      In Emacs, using a normal keyboard: “C-\ TeX RET \ne”.
    • a3n 10y ago
      You already have one: ≠ That works in the linux command line, and in this text field on linux: ctrl-shift-u2260enter Of course now you have to find the code. I've always had luck with wikipedia. Also I'm assuming my locale, etc etc works the same for everyone. http://fsymbols.com/keyboard/linux/unicode/ http://fsymbols.com/keyboard/linux/unicode/ Similar methods available for windows and mac, I imagine.
      • deathanatos 10y ago
        If you're in Linux, and you have a key mapped to Compose, you can hit "Compose = /" or "Compose / =" to get ≠.
      • pmarreck 10y ago
        On Mac I believe it's just Option-=. Typing the more unusual characters has always been way easier on Macs. (Literally since Macs were invented.)
        • wtbob 10y ago
          > Typing the more unusual characters has always been way easier on Macs. That used to be the case, but I find the Compose key in X is awesome: as others have noted, Compose / = → ≠ (and → is Compose - >)
          • pmarreck 10y ago
            That Compose system (which I haven't tried yet) does seem like a vast improvement!
    • mcpherrinm 10y ago
      On Mac, hit control+command+space, type "not equal", and hit down then left, choosing ≠. Certainly longer than typing !=, but far easier than looking up hex values.
      • pmalynin 10y ago
        Actually if you just hit "Alt" + "=" on the Mac it will insert the ≠
        • MiddleEndian 10y ago
          And on Linux, there is a Mac style keyboard available. I use that plus the compose key for maximum special character support.
    • glandium 10y ago
      With a standard keyboard, and an OS with support for compose sequences: compose + / + =
    • kzrdude 10y ago
      You can pay for ~/.Xmodmap maybe.
    • myhf 10y ago
      http://www.dyalog.com/apl-font-keyboard.htm http://www.dyalog.com/apl-font-keyboard.htm
    • amenghra 10y ago
      http://alf.nu/Unicode http://alf.nu/Unicode
  • pjmlp 10y ago
    Or when lacking unicode, #
    • wyldfire 10y ago
      When I read pound/hash/octothorpe it does not yield "not equal" in my mind. I would use "!=" and if someone else used "#" I would struggle to understand its meaning.
      • pjmlp 10y ago
        It was quite common in Niklaus Wirth languages, for example: PROCEDURE & Init(id: LONGINT); BEGIN IF id # NofPhilo-1 THEN first := id; second := (id+1) ELSE first := 0; second := NofPhilo-1 END END Init;