Acute Angle vs Degree Sign
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ⦟ 299F | ° 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Acute Angle | Degree Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ET |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 299F | 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+299F | U+00B0 |
| HTML Decimal | ⦟ | ° |
| HTML Hex | ⦟ | ° |
| CSS | \299F | \00B0 |
| JavaScript | \u{299F} | \u{B0} |
| Python | \u299f | \u00b0 |
| UTF-8 | e2 a6 9f | c2 b0 |
How to Distinguish
Both Acute Angle and Degree Sign are in the Math Symbols category but reside in different Unicode blocks. Check the codepoint to tell them apart.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.