等号 =

Equals Sign represents the complete identity or equality of the values of two expressions. It is generally used in mathematics, logic, and other exact sciences. It was created in its current form in 1557, when Robert Recorde, a mathematician, implemented this sign in his work called 「The Whetstone of Witte」.

This sign can be found in the Basic Latin block, while other similar symbols (Greater-Than or Equal To , Less-Than or Equal To , Not Equal To ) are located in the Mathematical Operators block.

符号 「等号」 包含在 「基本拉丁字母」 块的 「ASCII数学运算符」 子块中，并在1993年作为Unicode版本1.1的一部分获得批准。