diff --git a/packages/filterparser/src/parseFilter.ts b/packages/filterparser/src/parseFilter.ts
index 75dd85ab3..2cdfa4227 100644
--- a/packages/filterparser/src/parseFilter.ts
+++ b/packages/filterparser/src/parseFilter.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ const createParser = (filterType: FilterType) => {
 
     eq: r => word('=').then(r.value).map(binaryCondition('=')),
     ne: r => word('!=').then(r.value).map(binaryCondition('<>')),
+    ne2: r => word('<>').then(r.value).map(binaryCondition('<>')),
     lt: r => word('<').then(r.value).map(binaryCondition('<')),
     gt: r => word('>').then(r.value).map(binaryCondition('>')),
     le: r => word('<=').then(r.value).map(binaryCondition('<=')),
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ const createParser = (filterType: FilterType) => {
   if (filterType == 'string') allowedValues.push('string1', 'string2', 'noQuotedString');
   if (filterType == 'number') allowedValues.push('string1Num', 'string2Num', 'number');
 
-  const allowedElements = ['null', 'notNull', 'eq', 'ne'];
+  const allowedElements = ['null', 'notNull', 'eq', 'ne', 'ne2'];
   if (filterType == 'number' || filterType == 'datetime') allowedElements.push('lt', 'gt', 'le', 'ge');
   if (filterType == 'string')
     allowedElements.push(
diff --git a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte
index afb09b370..04c40d152 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
           { onClick: () => setFilter(''), text: 'Clear Filter' },
           { onClick: () => filterMultipleValues(), text: 'Filter multiple values' },
           { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('='), text: 'Equals...' },
-          { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('['), text: 'Does Not Equal...' },
+          { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('<>'), text: 'Does Not Equal...' },
           { onClick: () => setFilter('NULL'), text: 'Is Null' },
           { onClick: () => setFilter('NOT NULL'), text: 'Is Not Null' },
           { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('>'), text: 'Greater Than...' },
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
           { onClick: () => filterMultipleValues(), text: 'Filter multiple values' },
 
           { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('='), text: 'Equals...' },
-          { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('['), text: 'Does Not Equal...' },
+          { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('<>'), text: 'Does Not Equal...' },
           { onClick: () => setFilter('NULL'), text: 'Is Null' },
           { onClick: () => setFilter('NOT NULL'), text: 'Is Not Null' },
           { onClick: () => setFilter('EMPTY, NULL'), text: 'Is Empty Or Null' },
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
           { onClick: () => setFilter(''), text: 'Clear Filter' },
           { onClick: () => filterMultipleValues(), text: 'Filter multiple values' },
           { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('='), text: 'Equals...' },
-          { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('['), text: 'Does Not Equal...' },
+          { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('<>'), text: 'Does Not Equal...' },
           { onClick: () => setFilter('EXISTS'), text: 'Field exists' },
           { onClick: () => setFilter('NOT EXISTS'), text: 'Field does not exist' },
           { onClick: () => openFilterWindow('>'), text: 'Greater Than...' },