# Julia 1.6.2 not eq comparison operator bug

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-2-not-eq-comparison-operator-bug/66252
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** package
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-2-not-eq-comparison-operator-bug/66252 "2021-08-12T08:10:22Z")
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### Author: ![hobbymarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@hobbymarks](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hobbymarks)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-2-not-eq-comparison-operator-bug/66252/1 "2021-08-12T08:10:24Z")

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When I want to use the Not-equals comparison operator,I must copy from the julia help documentation.

If it is not obtained by copying, even if I input according to the suggestions of the document, and the characters displayed are correct visually .The operators still cannot be correctly recognized

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The details as following link:  
[julia 1.6.2 not eq issue detail](https://asciinema.org/a/430103)

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### Author: ![GunnarFarneback](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gunnarfarneback/32/1827_2.png) [@GunnarFarneback](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GunnarFarneback)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-2-not-eq-comparison-operator-bug/66252/2 "2021-08-12T08:20:58Z")

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The input help (`=\not`) is wrong. [Unicode Input · The Julia Language](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/unicode-input/) lists it as `\ne`.

This is a more general issue: [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/39814](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/39814)

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### Author: ![GunnarFarneback](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gunnarfarneback/32/1827_2.png) [@GunnarFarneback](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GunnarFarneback)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-2-not-eq-comparison-operator-bug/66252/3 "2021-08-12T10:00:39Z")

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Proposed fix: [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/41870](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/41870)
